head to head
vs
God of War IIvsMega Man X3
God of War II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mega Man X3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of War IIMega Man X3
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Mega Man X3 leans harder on execution: Dash-jump precision and boss dodging demand tight inputs
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
God of War II leans harder on variance: Deterministic encounter design
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.