head to head
vs
God of War IIIvsValkyrie Elysium
God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Valkyrie Elysium leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of War IIIValkyrie Elysium
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 Elysium leans harder on variance: Drop-based skill inheritance adds minor crafting RNG
Optimization4 vs 5
Valkyrie Elysium leans harder on optimization: Einherjar loadout and element affinity matching reward systematic preparation
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.