head to head
vs
A Plague Tale: InnocencevsRed Dead Redemption
A Plague Tale: Innocence leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
A Plague Tale: InnocenceRed Dead Redemption
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on execution: Dead Eye softens but gunplay still wants aim
Reads0 vs 1
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on reads: Multiplayer skirmishes add light human prediction
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.