head to head
vs
Code VeinvsMonster Hunter
Code Vein leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Monster Hunter leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Code VeinMonster Hunter
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Code Vein leans harder on reads: Bosses are scripted patterns, never adaptive
Variance1 vs 2
Monster Hunter leans harder on variance: Carve drops and monster locations add farmable randomness
Optimization7 vs 7
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.