head to head
vs
Salt and SacrificevsStarfield
Salt and Sacrifice leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Starfield leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Salt and SacrificeStarfield
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Salt and Sacrifice leans harder on execution: Timing-based 2D Souls combat
Reads2 vs 1
Salt and Sacrifice leans harder on reads: Scripted hunts, light PvP option
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.