head to head
vs
Left 4 DeadvsRealm of the Mad God
Left 4 Dead leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Realm of the Mad God leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Left 4 DeadRealm of the Mad God
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Left 4 Dead leans harder on reads: Versus mode adds human ambush mindgames
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.