head to head
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Nine SolsvsOri and the Will of the Wisps
Nine Sols leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Nine SolsOri and the Will of the Wisps
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Nine Sols leans harder on execution: Sekiro-style parry timing is the entire combat test
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Nine Sols leans harder on optimization: Moveset study, talismans, and route 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.