head to head
vs
God of War IIvsGod of War Ragnarok
God of War II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War Ragnarok leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of War IIGod of War Ragnarok
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
God of War II leans harder on execution: Faster combat and harder bosses demand sharper hands
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.