head to head
vs
Shadow of the ColossusvsThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Shadow of the Colossus leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Shadow of the ColossusThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Shadow of the Colossus leans harder on execution: Climbing, grip management, and sword timing on moving giants.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans harder on variance: Weapon drops and weather lightly randomized.
Optimization7 vs 6
Shadow of the Colossus leans harder on optimization: Each colossus is a solvable climbing puzzle.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.