head to head
vs
CrysisvsMax Payne 3
Crysis leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Max Payne 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
CrysisMax Payne 3
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Max Payne 3 leans harder on execution: last-man-standing saves demand precise shootdodging
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Crysis leans harder on variance: open encounters play out unpredictably at first
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.