head to head
vs
Duke Nukem 64vsThe Last of Us Part II
Duke Nukem 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Duke Nukem 64The Last of Us Part II
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Duke Nukem 64 leans harder on execution: Aim and movement against scripted aliens carry the campaign
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Last of Us Part II leans harder on variance: First-encounter unknowns only
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.