head to head
vs
Castlevania: Curse of DarknessvsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Castlevania: Curse of DarknessThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness leans harder on execution: Hack-and-slash combat asks for moderate timing only
Reads0 vs 1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans harder on reads: Enemies use fixed AI behaviours; no adaptation.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.