head to head
vs
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku TachivsMetal Slug
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Metal Slug leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku TachiMetal Slug
Axis by axis
Execution10 vs 8
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi leans harder on execution: Point-blank chip harvesting in bullet storms, brutal physical ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi leans harder on optimization: Multiplier chip routing is a solved-route discipline
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.