head to head
vs
Freedom WarsvsHorizon Forbidden West
Freedom Wars leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Forbidden West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Freedom WarsHorizon Forbidden West
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Freedom Wars leans harder on execution: Thorn-grappling and weapon timing against giant abductors
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Freedom Wars leans harder on variance: Loot drops and mission modifiers vary
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.