head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto IVvsTomb Raider (2013)
Grand Theft Auto IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider (2013) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto IVTomb Raider (2013)
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Grand Theft Auto IV leans harder on variance: Minor mission variance.
Optimization3 vs 4
Tomb Raider (2013) leans harder on optimization: Weapon upgrades and skill picks straightforward.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.