head to head
vs
Buffy the Vampire SlayervsGod of War III
Buffy the Vampire Slayer leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Buffy the Vampire SlayerGod of War III
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
God of War III leans harder on execution: Combo execution and QTE timing carry combat.
Reads0 vs 1
God of War III leans harder on reads: Bosses fully scripted spectacle.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.