head to head
vs
Dead Rising 4vsYakuza Kiwami
Dead Rising 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza Kiwami leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Rising 4Yakuza Kiwami
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Yakuza Kiwami leans harder on reads: Majima ambushes are scripted, not adaptive.
Variance2 vs 1
Dead Rising 4 leans harder on variance: item/weapon spawn randomness
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.