head to head
vs
God of WarvsShinobi
God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shinobi leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of WarShinobi
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Shinobi leans harder on execution: Tate kill-chains demand precise dashes and timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
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.