head to head
vs
The Last of UsvsThe Last of Us Part II
The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
The Last of UsThe Last of Us Part II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
The Last of Us Part II leans harder on execution: Faster, more demanding combat and dodge timing
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.