head to head
vs
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HDvsGod of War II
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HDGod of War II
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD leans harder on reads: enemies run scripted attack patterns only
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.