head to head
vs
Before the EchovsGod of War
Before the Echo leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Before the EchoGod of War
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Before the Echo leans harder on variance: Spell and enemy timing fixed, minor variability
Optimization5 vs 6
God of War leans harder on optimization: Learning movesets, upgrades, and puzzles is the other half
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.