head to head
vs
Castlevania: Harmony of DissonancevsMario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Castlevania: Harmony of DissonanceMario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance leans harder on execution: Fast dashes make combat forgiving.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance leans harder on variance: Minor relic and drop luck.
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.