head to head
vs
Final Fantasy XVIvsHorizon Zero Dawn
Final Fantasy XVI leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Final Fantasy XVIHorizon Zero Dawn
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Final Fantasy XVI leans harder on execution: Action combat with dodge and combo timing
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
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.