head to head
vs
Mad MaxvsShenmue
Mad Max leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shenmue leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mad MaxShenmue
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Mad Max leans harder on execution: Car combat and counter-brawling timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Shenmue leans harder on variance: First playthrough leans on not knowing schedules and clues
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.