head to head
Ori and the Will of the WispsvsPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Ori and the Will of the WispsPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans harder on execution: Combat plus escape chases demand tight inputs
Reads1 vs 2
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses with patterns
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.

