head to head
vs
Mad MaxvsShenmue III
Mad Max leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shenmue III leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mad MaxShenmue III
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 III leans harder on variance: Where clues and gambling odds land is mildly random
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.