head to head
vs
Katana ZEROvsThe Hong Kong Massacre
Katana ZERO leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Hong Kong Massacre leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Katana ZEROThe Hong Kong Massacre
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Hong Kong Massacre leans harder on variance: Enemy placements are scripted-but-unknown on first attempt
Optimization6 vs 5
Katana ZERO leans harder on optimization: Planning the perfect room-clear sequence
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.