head to head
vs
Dead Rising 4vsFinal Fantasy XV
Dead Rising 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Final Fantasy XV leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Rising 4Final Fantasy XV
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Dead Rising 4 leans harder on execution: melee combos and zombie-horde movement
Reads0 vs 1
Final Fantasy XV leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
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.