head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat TrilogyvsSoulcalibur IV
Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Soulcalibur IV leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Mortal Kombat TrilogySoulcalibur IV
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Soulcalibur IV leans harder on reads: Critical Finish threats add layers to adaptive mixup guessing.
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.