head to head
vs
Katana ZEROvsPatapon 2
Katana ZERO leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Patapon 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Katana ZEROPatapon 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Patapon 2 leans harder on variance: some loot and encounter randomness
Optimization6 vs 5
Katana ZERO leans harder on optimization: Planning the perfect room-clear sequence
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.