Building comparison
head to head
Rory McIlroy PGA TourvsThe World Ends with You
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Execution · Practiced Mastery
EA's Frostbite-powered golf game mixing swing timing with course-management decisions.
The World Ends with You
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A stylish Shibuya action RPG where dead teens fight for a second chance at life.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The World Ends with You leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Rory McIlroy PGA TourThe World Ends with You
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Swing timing and putt pace are the physical test
The World Ends with You
Frantic stylus combat juggling two characters at once
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
No adaptive opponent; the course never reacts
The World Ends with You
Noise enemies use fixed attack patterns
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Wind and lie randomness nudge shots
The World Ends with You
Pin drops random until rates are known
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Club selection and course management decide scores
The World Ends with You
Pin evolution, threads, and difficulty tuning reward system mastery
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.