head to head
vs
Earn to DievsMafia III
Earn to Die leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mafia III leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Earn to DieMafia III
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Mafia III leans harder on execution: Stealth takedowns and gunfights
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Earn to Die leans harder on variance: Run distance has mild randomness
Optimization7 vs 5
Earn to Die leans harder on optimization: Spending earnings on optimal upgrades is the core loop
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.