head to head
vs
Super MetroidvsWild Hearts
Super Metroid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wild Hearts leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Super MetroidWild Hearts
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Wild Hearts leans harder on reads: Kemono attacks are learnable patterns, not adaptation
Variance1 vs 2
Wild Hearts leans harder on variance: Material drops and monster aggression add mild noise
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.