head to head
vs
Samurai Shodown (2019)vsStreet Fighter V
Samurai Shodown (2019) leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Street Fighter V leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Samurai Shodown (2019)Street Fighter V
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads9 vs 9
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Samurai Shodown (2019) leans harder on variance: Weapon-break outcomes add small randomness
Optimization5 vs 6
Street Fighter V leans harder on optimization: Season-by-season tier lists and V-Skill routing reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.