head to head
vs
Shaman King: Master of SpiritsvsShovel Knight
Shaman King: Master of Spirits leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shovel Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Shaman King: Master of SpiritsShovel Knight
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Shaman King: Master of Spirits leans harder on variance: Little randomness once levels are learned
Optimization5 vs 4
Shaman King: Master of Spirits leans harder on optimization: Spirit abilities and progression routes are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.