head to head
vs
Aegis DefendersvsCastlevania: Symphony of the Night
Aegis Defenders leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Aegis DefendersCastlevania: Symphony of the Night
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Aegis Defenders leans harder on execution: Swapping heroes mid-wave and platforming need active hands
Reads0 vs 1
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.