head to head
vs
Into the Dead 2vsNeed for Speed: Payback
Into the Dead 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: Payback leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Into the Dead 2Need for Speed: Payback
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Into the Dead 2 leans harder on variance: Spawn placement and pickup drops vary each run
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.