head to head
vs
Days GonevsThe Last of Us Part II
Days Gone leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Days GoneThe Last of Us Part II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
The Last of Us Part II leans harder on execution: Faster, more demanding combat and dodge timing
Reads0 vs 1
The Last of Us Part II leans harder on reads: Smarter AI still runs mappable search scripts
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Days Gone leans harder on optimization: horde routing, traps, and gear prep decide fights
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.