head to head
vs
Mafia IIIvsShakedown: Hawaii
Mafia III leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shakedown: Hawaii leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mafia IIIShakedown: Hawaii
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Shakedown: Hawaii leans harder on execution: Top-down shooting and driving need modest reflexes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Shakedown: Hawaii leans harder on optimization: The property-acquisition economy is the real progression engine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.