head to head
vs
Payday 3vsRise of the Tomb Raider
Payday 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Rise of the Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Payday 3Rise of the Tomb Raider
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Payday 3 leans harder on variance: Guard patrols, camera spots and loot locations shuffle per run
Optimization7 vs 6
Payday 3 leans harder on optimization: Heist routes, stealth sequencing and builds are the real game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.