head to head
vs
Bayonetta 2vsCastlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Bayonetta 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Bayonetta 2Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Bayonetta 2 leans harder on reads: Scripted angel and demon patterns only
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.