head to head
vs
God of War IIIvsValkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni
God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of War IIIValkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni
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
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni leans harder on variance: Little randomness in deterministic combat
Optimization4 vs 5
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni leans harder on optimization: Weapon transformations and combo systems form a layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.