head to head
vs
Darksiders IIvsRise of the Ronin
Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rise of the Ronin leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders IIRise of the Ronin
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Rise of the Ronin leans harder on execution: Counterspark parry timing against fast movesets.
Reads0 vs 1
Rise of the Ronin leans harder on reads: Duelist AI is patterned, not modeling you.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.