head to head
vs
Horizon Zero DawnvsNEO: The World Ends with You
Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NEO: The World Ends with You leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Zero DawnNEO: The World Ends with You
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
NEO: The World Ends with You leans harder on execution: Juggling multiple pin attacks simultaneously in real time
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
NEO: The World Ends with You leans harder on optimization: Pin synergies, food buffs, and drop-rate manipulation
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.