head to head
vs
Final Fantasy XVvsSaw II: Flesh & Blood
Final Fantasy XV leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Saw II: Flesh & Blood leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Final Fantasy XVSaw II: Flesh & Blood
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Saw II: Flesh & Blood leans harder on variance: Branching outcomes add some hidden consequence
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.