head to head
vs
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightvsThe Goonies II
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Goonies II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightThe Goonies II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
The Goonies II leans harder on execution: Platforming and combat are serviceable NES challenges
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 7
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.