head to head
vs
Horizon Forbidden WestvsKingdom Come: Deliverance II
Horizon Forbidden West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Kingdom Come: Deliverance II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Forbidden WestKingdom Come: Deliverance II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II leans harder on execution: Refined directional combat, demanding inputs
Reads1 vs 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II leans harder on reads: Enemy AI somewhat reactive
Variance2 vs 2
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.