head to head
vs
Monster Hunter: WorldvsNioh 2
Monster Hunter: World leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Nioh 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Monster Hunter: WorldNioh 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 9
Nioh 2 leans harder on execution: Stance switching, ki pulse, burst counters demand inputs
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Monster Hunter: World leans harder on variance: Decoration drops are notorious RNG
Optimization8 vs 8
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.