head to head
vs
The Evil Within 2vsTrials of Mana (2020)
The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Trials of Mana (2020) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
The Evil Within 2Trials of Mana (2020)
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Trials of Mana (2020) leans harder on execution: Real-time class-specific combos and dodge windows punish imprecision
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
The Evil Within 2 leans harder on optimization: Upgrade system, open-area routing and crafting are fully optimisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.