head to head
vs
Final FightvsGod of War (2005)
Final Fight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War (2005) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Final FightGod of War (2005)
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Final Fight leans harder on variance: Minor enemy placement randomness
Optimization5 vs 6
God of War (2005) leans harder on optimization: Orb economy, magic priorities, and boss patterns are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.