head to head
vs
Nine SolsvsNinja Gaiden Sigma 2
Nine Sols leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Nine SolsNinja Gaiden Sigma 2
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Nine Sols leans harder on reads: Bosses follow learnable scripts
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.