head to head
vs
Red Dead Redemption 2vsRise of the Argonauts
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rise of the Argonauts leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead Redemption 2Rise of the Argonauts
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans harder on variance: Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Optimization4 vs 5
Rise of the Argonauts leans harder on optimization: God-favor skill trees and dialogue choices reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.