head to head
vs
God of WarvsOnimusha: Dawn of Dreams
God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of WarOnimusha: Dawn of Dreams
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
God of War leans harder on execution: Combo timing, dodges, and QTEs set the bar
Reads0 vs 1
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams leans harder on reads: Bosses repeat memorisable patterns
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.