head to head
vs
Kirby's Star StackervsTales of Symphonia
Kirby's Star Stacker leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tales of Symphonia leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Kirby's Star StackerTales of Symphonia
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Kirby's Star Stacker leans harder on variance: Falling-block sequence is random but rapidly mappable
Optimization6 vs 7
Tales of Symphonia leans harder on optimization: Arte trees, Unison Attacks, and equipment crafting are the optimization layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.