head to head
vs
Castle CrashersvsDevil's Third
Castle Crashers leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Devil's Third leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Castle CrashersDevil's Third
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Devil's Third leans harder on execution: Blending gunplay and melee timing is the action core
Reads3 vs 4
Devil's Third leans harder on reads: Multiplayer rewards predicting human opponents' moves
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Castle Crashers leans harder on optimization: Levelling investment, magic loadout, and pet choice are optimisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.