head to head
vs
HadesvsHave a Nice Death
Hades leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Have a Nice Death leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
HadesHave a Nice Death
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Have a Nice Death leans harder on execution: Stylish fast-paced combat demands precise timing and weapon switching
Reads1 vs 0
Hades leans harder on reads: Enemies and bosses use scripted patterns, not adaptation.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 6
Hades leans harder on optimization: Build synergies and weapon aspects are deep solvable theory.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.