head to head
vs
Raiden IV OverKillvsULTRAKILL
Raiden IV OverKill leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); ULTRAKILL leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Raiden IV OverKillULTRAKILL
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 10
ULTRAKILL leans harder on execution: Style-ranked combat demands flawless movement, parries, and weapon-swap chains
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Raiden IV OverKill leans harder on variance: Some spawn and item randomness, mostly mappable
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.