head to head
vs
Hollow KnightvsVolgarr the Viking
Hollow Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Volgarr the Viking leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Hollow KnightVolgarr the Viking
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Volgarr the Viking leans harder on execution: Unforgiving committed jumps and spear timing
Reads1 vs 0
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.