head to head
vs
Final Fantasy XVvsRed Dead Redemption
Final Fantasy XV leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Final Fantasy XVRed Dead Redemption
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on execution: Dead Eye softens but gunplay still wants aim
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Final Fantasy XV leans harder on optimization: Ascension grid, magic crafting, party planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.