head to head
vs
Black MesavsGod of War II
Black Mesa leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Black MesaGod of War II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
God of War II leans harder on execution: Faster combat and harder bosses demand sharper hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Black Mesa leans harder on variance: Minor enemy placement surprises first run
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.