head to head
vs
God of WarvsLords of the Fallen
God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Lords of the Fallen leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of WarLords of the Fallen
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Lords of the Fallen leans harder on reads: Bosses are scripted movesets, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Lords of the Fallen leans harder on optimization: Builds, lamp routing, and moveset memorization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.