head to head
vs
Shantae and the Pirate's CursevsToukiden: Kiwami
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Toukiden: Kiwami leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Shantae and the Pirate's CurseToukiden: Kiwami
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Toukiden: Kiwami leans harder on variance: Material drops gate gear with mild RNG
Optimization5 vs 6
Toukiden: Kiwami leans harder on optimization: Mitama builds, gear paths and part-targeting are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.