head to head
vs
Far Cry 4vsPayday 2
Far Cry 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry 4Payday 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 4
Payday 2 leans harder on variance: Random vault locations, guard patrols, and escrow rolls
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.