head to head
vs
God of War IIvsHollow Knight
God of War II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Hollow Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of War IIHollow Knight
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Hollow Knight leans harder on execution: Precise platforming and pogo timing dominate hard content.
Reads0 vs 1
Hollow Knight leans harder on reads: Bosses run scripted attack pools; not adaptive.
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.