head to head
vs
Red Dead Redemption 2vsShadow of the Tomb Raider
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shadow of the Tomb Raider leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead Redemption 2Shadow of the Tomb Raider
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 4
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.