head to head
vs
Horizon Zero DawnvsSyphon Filter 3
Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Syphon Filter 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Zero DawnSyphon Filter 3
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Syphon Filter 3 leans harder on execution: Aim, taser timing and stealth movement carry encounters
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
Syphon Filter 3 leans harder on optimization: Routes, gadget use and mission layouts are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.