head to head
vs
God of WarvsThe Guardian Legend
God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Guardian Legend leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of WarThe Guardian Legend
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Guardian Legend leans harder on variance: Modest drop randomness
Optimization6 vs 5
God of War leans harder on optimization: Learning movesets, upgrades, and puzzles is the other half
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.