head to head
vs
Dragon Quest Heroes IIvsGod of War Ragnarok
Dragon Quest Heroes II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); God of War Ragnarok leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dragon Quest Heroes IIGod of War Ragnarok
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
God of War Ragnarok leans harder on execution: Parry timing and combo execution in combat
Reads0 vs 1
God of War Ragnarok leans harder on reads: Bosses use fixed movesets
Variance1 vs 1
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.