head to head
vs
Jamestown+vsMetal Slug
Jamestown+ leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Metal Slug leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Jamestown+Metal Slug
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Metal Slug leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns and precise shots carry every credit
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Jamestown+ leans harder on variance: Some randomised enemy sub-patterns appear at higher legends difficulty
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.