head to head
vs
Horizon Zero DawnvsZanzarah: The Hidden Portal
Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Zero DawnZanzarah: The Hidden Portal
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal leans harder on variance: Wild fairy spawns and catch rates are random
Optimization5 vs 6
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal leans harder on optimization: Element matchups and fairy evolution planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.