head to head
vs
God of War IIIvsHalf-Life: Alyx
God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Half-Life: Alyx leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
God of War IIIHalf-Life: Alyx
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Half-Life: Alyx leans harder on variance: Resource and encounter variance light.
Optimization4 vs 3
God of War III leans harder on optimization: Upgrade paths short and obvious.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.