head to head
vs
Metal Gear Rising: RevengeancevsNinja Gaiden 4
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ninja Gaiden 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Metal Gear Rising: RevengeanceNinja Gaiden 4
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Ninja Gaiden 4 leans harder on execution: Frame-tight dodges, parries and combo execution dominate every fight
Reads0 vs 1
Ninja Gaiden 4 leans harder on reads: Aggressive enemies still run scripted patterns
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.