head to head
vs
Aliens: Fireteam ElitevsHorizon Zero Dawn
Aliens: Fireteam Elite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Aliens: Fireteam EliteHorizon Zero Dawn
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Aliens: Fireteam Elite leans harder on execution: Holding aim on swarming xenomorphs is the core demand
Reads0 vs 1
Horizon Zero Dawn leans harder on reads: Machines follow fixed patterns, not adapting.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.