head to head
vs
MediEvilvsRyse: Son of Rome
MediEvil leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ryse: Son of Rome leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
MediEvilRyse: Son of Rome
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
MediEvil leans harder on execution: stiff swordplay and platforming timing
Reads0 vs 1
Ryse: Son of Rome leans harder on reads: Enemies telegraph from fixed scripts.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.