head to head
vs
Horizon Forbidden WestvsSoulWorker
Horizon Forbidden West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SoulWorker leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Forbidden WestSoulWorker
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Horizon Forbidden West leans harder on reads: Machines remain scripted, not adaptive.
Variance2 vs 3
SoulWorker leans harder on variance: Gear drops and enhancement rolls gate progression
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.