head to head
vs
Horizon Forbidden WestvsHorizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Forbidden West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Forbidden WestHorizon Zero Dawn
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Horizon Forbidden West leans harder on optimization: Deeper gear, weapon techniques, machine weaknesses.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.