head to head
Bō: Path of the Teal LotusvsGod of War II
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Bō: Path of the Teal LotusGod of War II
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus leans harder on reads: Bosses follow fixed patterns, never adapting
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
God of War II leans harder on optimization: Magic priorities, upgrades, and boss patterns are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

