head to head
vs
Death SwordvsKillzone Shadow Fall
Death Sword leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Killzone Shadow Fall leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Death SwordKillzone Shadow Fall
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Killzone Shadow Fall leans harder on variance: Some open level routes and spawn noise
Optimization3 vs 4
Killzone Shadow Fall leans harder on optimization: OWL drone usage and loadouts optimize cleanly
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.