head to head
vs
Black the FallvsBloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Black the Fall leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black the FallBloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans harder on optimization: Shard builds and crafting routes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.