head to head
vs
God of WarvsYs Origin
God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ys Origin leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of WarYs Origin
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Ys Origin leans harder on reads: Bosses cycle fixed 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.