head to head
vs
Horizon Forbidden WestvsOdin Sphere
Horizon Forbidden West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Odin Sphere leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Forbidden WestOdin Sphere
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Odin Sphere leans harder on execution: Combo chains and POW management test the hands
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Horizon Forbidden West leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and patrol RNG light.
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.