head to head
vs
Prototype 2vsSacred Citadel
Prototype 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sacred Citadel leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Prototype 2Sacred Citadel
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Prototype 2 leans harder on execution: Power-swapping combat and traversal demand decent dexterity
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Prototype 2 leans harder on optimization: Mutation upgrades and target-hunting routes reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.