head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Story-driven action adventure carried by its banter more than its combat depth.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A cinematic survival-action game where careful resource management and stealth execution carry you through scripted threats.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Remastered leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
third-person shooting with generous checkpoints
The Last of Us Remastered
stealth combat needs aim and timing
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
enemies follow fixed behaviors
The Last of Us Remastered
scripted enemy AI, no adaptation
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
story beats unknown only on first playthrough
The Last of Us Remastered
encounter loot and infected spawns vary
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
ability priorities and huddle timing are light systems
The Last of Us Remastered
resource crafting and route planning matter
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.