head to head
vs
Death SwordvsStreet Fighter
Death Sword leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Street Fighter leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Death SwordStreet Fighter
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Street Fighter leans harder on reads: Human versus rounds still reward bait and punish
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 2
Death Sword leans harder on optimization: A small moveset is mapped quickly
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.