head to head
vs
PlayStation All-Stars Battle RoyalevsSoul Blade
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Soul Blade leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
PlayStation All-Stars Battle RoyaleSoul Blade
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Soul Blade leans harder on reads: Spacing and Guard Impact baiting against humans drive wins.
Variance2 vs 1
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale leans harder on variance: Items and four-player chaos add mild randomness.
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.