head to head
vs
Kena: Bridge of SpiritsvsThe Pathless
Kena: Bridge of Spirits leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Pathless leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Kena: Bridge of SpiritsThe Pathless
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Kena: Bridge of Spirits leans harder on execution: Parry and dodge timing in boss fights
Reads1 vs 0
Kena: Bridge of Spirits leans harder on reads: Corrupted spirits are fully scripted
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.