head to head
vs
Hades IIvsPayday 2
Hades II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Hades IIPayday 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Hades II leans harder on reads: Bosses follow scripted movesets; no adaptive opponent modeling you.
Variance5 vs 4
Hades II leans harder on variance: Boon offerings and room layouts randomized each run.
Optimization8 vs 6
Hades II leans harder on optimization: Build crafting around boon synergies and weapon aspects dominates.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.