head to head
vs
God of War IIIvsMarlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of War IIIMarlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
God of War III leans harder on execution: Combo execution and QTE timing carry combat.
Reads1 vs 0
God of War III leans harder on reads: Bosses fully scripted spectacle.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.