head to head
vs
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightvsCandle
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Candle leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightCandle
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
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.