head to head
vs
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightvsIngress
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ingress leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightIngress
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 1
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans harder on execution: Forgiving action combat
Reads1 vs 4
Ingress leans harder on reads: Rival faction agents adapt plans and counter your field operations
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.