head to head
vs
Horizon Forbidden WestvsOnimusha: Warlords
Horizon Forbidden West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Onimusha: Warlords leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Forbidden WestOnimusha: Warlords
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Onimusha: Warlords leans harder on execution: Issen critical timing demands precise swordplay
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.