Building comparison
head to head
God of War IIIvsWolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
God of War III
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Spectacle hack-and-slash where reflexes and combo flow drive every fight.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Faster, harder Wolfenstein blending pulp story with brutal shootouts.
God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
God of War IIIWolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
God of War III
Combo execution and QTE timing carry combat.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Aggressive dual-wield combat punishes sloppy aim.
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
God of War III
Bosses fully scripted spectacle.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Enemies scripted in arena waves.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
God of War III
Almost no randomness.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Minimal randomness.
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
God of War III
Upgrade paths short and obvious.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Weapon upgrades and contraptions modest.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.