head to head
vs
Final FightvsGrabbed by the Ghoulies
Final Fight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grabbed by the Ghoulies leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Final FightGrabbed by the Ghoulies
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Final Fight leans harder on execution: Crowd-control timing and throw spacing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Final Fight leans harder on optimization: Memorising waves and damage-efficient patterns
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.