head to head
vs
CadashvsVampyr
Cadash leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Vampyr leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
CadashVampyr
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Cadash leans harder on execution: Side-scrolling combat under an arcade timer punishes hesitation
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Vampyr leans harder on optimization: The feed-or-spare XP economy is the central solvable system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.