head to head
vs
Monster Hunter: WorldvsSoul Sacrifice
Monster Hunter: World leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Soul Sacrifice leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Monster Hunter: WorldSoul Sacrifice
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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 7
Monster Hunter: World leans harder on optimization: Knowing the monster and building counters is the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.