head to head
vs
BladevsMad Max
Blade leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mad Max leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BladeMad Max
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Blade leans harder on execution: Combo brawling and gunplay timing carry the combat
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Mad Max leans harder on optimization: Magnum Opus upgrades and stronghold routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.