head to head
vs
Crack DownvsRise of the Tomb Raider
Crack Down leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rise of the Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Crack DownRise of the Tomb Raider
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Crack Down leans harder on execution: twin-stick shooting reflexes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.