head to head
vs
Lost Soul AsidevsSuper Castlevania IV
Lost Soul Aside leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Castlevania IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Lost Soul AsideSuper Castlevania IV
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Lost Soul Aside leans harder on execution: Lightning combo chains and dodge timing dominate every fight
Reads1 vs 0
Lost Soul Aside leans harder on reads: Bosses run fixed movesets, not adapting minds
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.