head to head
vs
Horizon Zero DawnvsRedfall
Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Redfall leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Zero DawnRedfall
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Horizon Zero Dawn leans harder on reads: Machines follow fixed patterns, not adapting.
Variance2 vs 3
Redfall leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and open-world spawns add randomness
Optimization5 vs 5
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.