head to head
vs
Drakengard 3vsHorizon Zero Dawn
Drakengard 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Drakengard 3Horizon Zero Dawn
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Horizon Zero Dawn leans harder on reads: Machines follow fixed patterns, not adapting.
Variance1 vs 2
Horizon Zero Dawn leans harder on variance: Some loot and patrol randomness.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.