head to head
vs
Hitman: AbsolutionvsPayday 3
Hitman: Absolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Payday 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Hitman: AbsolutionPayday 3
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Payday 3 leans harder on execution: Gunfights under assault waves need competent aim
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Payday 3 leans harder on variance: Guard patrols, camera spots and loot locations shuffle per run
Optimization7 vs 7
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.