head to head
vs
Max Payne 3vsThe Last of Us Part II
Max Payne 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Max Payne 3The Last of Us Part II
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Max Payne 3 leans harder on execution: last-man-standing saves demand precise shootdodging
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Last of Us Part II leans harder on variance: First-encounter unknowns only
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.