head to head
vs
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightvsLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII leans harder on optimization: World-clock scheduling and schemata builds dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.