head to head
vs
Just Cause 2vsSmuta
Just Cause 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Smuta leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Just Cause 2Smuta
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Just Cause 2 leans harder on execution: Grapple-parachute flow rewards handling skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Smuta leans harder on variance: surreal randomized events and outcomes
Optimization4 vs 4
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.