head to head
vs
Horizon Zero DawnvsMetro: Last Light
Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Metro: Last Light leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Zero DawnMetro: Last Light
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Horizon Zero Dawn leans harder on reads: Machines follow fixed patterns, not adapting.
Variance2 vs 3
Metro: Last Light leans harder on variance: hidden morality system opaque first time
Optimization5 vs 5
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.