head to head
vs
Horizon Forbidden WestvsMagicka
Horizon Forbidden West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Forbidden WestMagicka
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Magicka leans harder on execution: Typing element combos quickly mid-combat is the hands test
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Magicka leans harder on optimization: Discovering and exploiting spell combinations 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.