head to head
vs
Crossing SoulsvsMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Crossing Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crossing SoulsMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Crossing Souls leans harder on execution: Light action combat and dodging set a modest ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans harder on variance: story beats unknown only on first playthrough
Optimization4 vs 4
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.