head to head
vs
BlasphemousvsStarTropics
Blasphemous leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); StarTropics leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BlasphemousStarTropics
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Blasphemous leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
StarTropics leans harder on optimization: Dungeon routes and item puzzles have fixed solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.