head to head
vs
The SurgevsZelda II: The Adventure of Link
The Surge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Zelda II: The Adventure of Link leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
The SurgeZelda II: The Adventure of Link
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
The Surge leans harder on optimization: Rig power budgeting and learned movesets 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.