head to head
vs
Red Ninja: End of HonorvsSplit Fiction
Red Ninja: End of Honor leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Split Fiction leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Red Ninja: End of HonorSplit Fiction
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Red Ninja: End of Honor leans harder on execution: Stealth kills and wire-weapon timing demand precision
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Split Fiction leans harder on optimization: Each world's mechanics reward mastering the optimal movement path
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.