head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A card-driven retelling where Sora battles through Castle Oblivion using real-time deck combat.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
An open-chapter survival horror game where upgrade planning and systematic area sweeping drive success.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
The Evil Within 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Real-time card play needs quick hands
The Evil Within 2
Open-zone combat demands solid aim and positioning
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Boss decks are fixed, not adaptive
The Evil Within 2
Enemies are scripted; no adaptive opponent
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Card draws and sleights add draw luck
The Evil Within 2
Collectibles are hidden; minor supply variance in open zones
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Deck construction largely decides every fight
The Evil Within 2
Upgrade system, open-area routing and crafting are fully optimisable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.