head to head
vs
Ghosts 'n GoblinsvsHollow Knight
Ghosts 'n Goblins leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hollow Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Ghosts 'n GoblinsHollow Knight
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Ghosts 'n Goblins leans harder on execution: Committed jumps and pixel-precise throws, no mercy
Reads0 vs 1
Hollow Knight leans harder on reads: Bosses run scripted attack pools; not adaptive.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.