head to head
vs
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightvsThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
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
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask leans harder on optimization: Three-day time loop rewards ruthless scheduling and routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.