head to head
vs
Super Castlevania IVvsTransformers: Devastation
Super Castlevania IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Transformers: Devastation leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Super Castlevania IVTransformers: Devastation
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
Transformers: Devastation leans harder on variance: Random weapon drops shape loadouts
Optimization5 vs 6
Transformers: Devastation leans harder on optimization: Weapon synthesis, ability builds, boss moveset mastery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.