head to head
vs
My Hero One's Justice 2vsSoul Edge
My Hero One's Justice 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Soul Edge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
My Hero One's Justice 2Soul Edge
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Soul Edge leans harder on execution: precise inputs, spacing, and combo timing
Reads4 vs 3
My Hero One's Justice 2 leans harder on reads: human opponents adapt combat choices live
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.