head to head
vs
Puyo Puyo SUNvsSoulcalibur
Puyo Puyo SUN leans Execution (Grand Arena); Soulcalibur leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Puyo Puyo SUNSoulcalibur
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Soulcalibur leans harder on reads: Mid-low-throw mixups and Guard Impact baits against adapting opponents.
Variance3 vs 1
Puyo Puyo SUN leans harder on variance: Puyo and Sun drops are random but bounded
Optimization7 vs 5
Puyo Puyo SUN leans harder on optimization: Chain architecture is deep, studied, near-solvable theory
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.