head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Patient ballistic aiming wrapped in plannable stealth positioning.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Brutal cinematic stealth-action sequel where execution under pressure decides fights.
Sniper Elite V2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sniper Elite V2
Ballistics-compensated long shots demand steady precise aim
The Last of Us Part II
Faster, more demanding combat and dodge timing
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sniper Elite V2
Enemy AI runs fixed alert routines
The Last of Us Part II
Smarter AI still runs mappable search scripts
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sniper Elite V2
Wind and patrol details vary slightly per attempt
The Last of Us Part II
First-encounter unknowns only
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sniper Elite V2
Positioning, sound masking and route planning are learnable
The Last of Us Part II
Crafting economy and encounter route planning
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.