head to head
vs
Max Payne 3vsPanzer Dragoon Orta
Max Payne 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Panzer Dragoon Orta leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Max Payne 3Panzer Dragoon Orta
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Panzer Dragoon Orta leans harder on execution: Lock-on aiming, dodging and form-switching under fire define it
Reads1 vs 0
Max Payne 3 leans harder on reads: campaign scripted; vestigial multiplayer adds little
Variance1 vs 1
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.