head to head
vs
God of War IIvsWizards & Warriors
God of War II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wizards & Warriors leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of War IIWizards & Warriors
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Wizards & Warriors leans harder on variance: Hidden gem caches until locations are memorized
Optimization6 vs 5
God of War II leans harder on optimization: Magic priorities, upgrades, and boss patterns are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.