head to head
BayonettavsBlasphemous 2
Bayonetta leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Blasphemous 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BayonettaBlasphemous 2
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Bayonetta leans harder on execution: Witch Time dodges and long combo strings
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Blasphemous 2 leans harder on optimization: Weapon choice, altarpiece builds, and routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

