head to head
vs
Bayonetta 2vsNine Sols
Bayonetta 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Nine Sols leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Bayonetta 2Nine Sols
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
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.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.