head to head
Payday: The HeistvsRevenge of the 'Gator
Payday: The Heist leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Revenge of the 'Gator leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Payday: The HeistRevenge of the 'Gator
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Revenge of the 'Gator leans harder on execution: Flipper timing to keep the ball alive is everything
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Payday: The Heist leans harder on optimization: Crew positioning and objective sequencing per heist
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

