head to head
vs
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightvsLock's Quest
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lock's Quest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightLock's Quest
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans harder on execution: Forgiving action combat
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Lock's Quest leans harder on optimization: Turret placement and defensive engineering is the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.