head to head
vs
HadesvsHades II
Hades leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Hades II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
HadesHades II
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Hades leans harder on execution: Dash-attack timing and dodging drive moment-to-moment fights.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.