head to head
vs
God of War IIIvsThe Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
God of War IIIThe Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile leans harder on execution: Relentless combo chaining and dodge cancels define survival
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.