head to head
vs
Nier: AutomatavsNinja Gaiden Black
Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ninja Gaiden Black leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Nier: AutomataNinja Gaiden Black
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Ninja Gaiden Black leans harder on execution: Master Ninja difficulty is an execution gauntlet
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Nier: Automata leans harder on variance: Loot drops and chip rolls add minor randomness to builds
Optimization6 vs 7
Ninja Gaiden Black leans harder on optimization: Mission-mode mastery rewards deep system knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.