head to head
vs
SportsfriendsvsSuper Smash Bros.
Sportsfriends leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
SportsfriendsSuper Smash Bros.
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Super Smash Bros. leans harder on reads: Edgeguard and tech-chase guessing against adapting humans decides stocks.
Variance1 vs 2
Super Smash Bros. leans harder on variance: Item spawns add randomness; tournament rules strip most of it.
Optimization2 vs 4
Super Smash Bros. leans harder on optimization: Stage positioning and percent-based kill setups 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.