head to head
vs
Outcast - A New BeginningvsRed Dead Redemption
Outcast - A New Beginning leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Outcast - A New BeginningRed Dead Redemption
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on execution: Dead Eye softens but gunplay still wants aim
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on variance: Ambient events and spawns vary mildly
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.