head to head
vs
Castle CrashersvsNaruto: The Broken Bond
Castle Crashers leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Naruto: The Broken Bond leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Castle CrashersNaruto: The Broken Bond
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Castle Crashers leans harder on variance: Enemy spawns follow scripted patterns with minimal randomness
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.