head to head
vs
Nier: AutomatavsSundered: Eldritch Edition
Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sundered: Eldritch Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Nier: AutomataSundered: Eldritch Edition
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Nier: Automata leans harder on execution: Fast combos, dodge timing, and bullet-hell patterns demand precise inputs
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Sundered: Eldritch Edition leans harder on variance: procedural level layouts and item rolls
Optimization6 vs 6
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.