head to head
vs
God of War IIvsMark of the Ninja: Remastered
God of War II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mark of the Ninja: Remastered leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
God of War IIMark of the Ninja: Remastered
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
God of War II leans harder on execution: Faster combat and harder bosses demand sharper hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered leans harder on optimization: route planning to avoid detection entirely
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.