head to head
vs
The Evil Within 2vsValkyrie Profile
The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Valkyrie Profile leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
The Evil Within 2Valkyrie Profile
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
The Evil Within 2 leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted; no adaptive opponent
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Valkyrie Profile leans harder on optimization: Soul transfer, Einherjar builds, and chapter routing are deeply optimizable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.