head to head
vs
Mega Man Star Force: DragonvsStarbound
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Starbound leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Mega Man Star Force: DragonStarbound
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans harder on execution: Dodging on the three-lane grid needs modest reflexes
Reads1 vs 0
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans harder on reads: Viruses and bosses follow learnable scripted patterns
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.