head to head
vs
Horizon Zero DawnvsTormented Souls II
Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tormented Souls II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Zero DawnTormented Souls II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Horizon Zero Dawn leans harder on execution: Bow aiming and dodge timing matter.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Tormented Souls II leans harder on variance: Scripted-but-unknown enemy encounters and item placement.
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.