head to head
vs
Fist of the North Star: Lost ParadisevsGod of War Ragnarok
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); God of War Ragnarok leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Fist of the North Star: Lost ParadiseGod of War Ragnarok
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
God of War Ragnarok leans harder on execution: Parry timing and combo execution in combat
Reads0 vs 1
God of War Ragnarok leans harder on reads: Bosses use fixed movesets
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.