head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagvsCastlevania: Symphony of the Night
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagCastlevania: Symphony of the Night
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans harder on reads: Multiplayer deception mode; campaign is scripted
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans harder on optimization: Build crafting and sequence breaks
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.