head to head
vs
God of War RagnarokvsHorizon Forbidden West
God of War Ragnarok leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Forbidden West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
God of War RagnarokHorizon Forbidden West
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
God of War Ragnarok leans harder on execution: Parry timing and combo execution in combat
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Horizon Forbidden West leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and patrol RNG light.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.