head to head
vs
FurivsNinja Gaiden Sigma
Furi leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ninja Gaiden Sigma leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FuriNinja Gaiden Sigma
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Furi leans harder on reads: Bosses are scripted patterns, however adversarial they feel
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Ninja Gaiden Sigma leans harder on optimization: Essence economy, weapon upgrades, and encounter knowledge compound
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.