head to head
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Castlevania: Aria of SorrowvsDisney's DuckTales: The Quest for Gold
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Disney's DuckTales: The Quest for Gold leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Castlevania: Aria of SorrowDisney's DuckTales: The Quest for Gold
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Disney's DuckTales: The Quest for Gold leans harder on variance: Treasure locations and events add randomness
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.