head to head
vs
Mega Man Star Force: DragonvsStarfield
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Starfield leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mega Man Star Force: DragonStarfield
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Starfield leans harder on execution: Shooter and piloting inputs
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans harder on variance: Battle card draws randomise each fight's options
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.