head to head
vs
Red Dead Redemption 2vsUnknown 9: Awakening
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Unknown 9: Awakening leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead Redemption 2Unknown 9: Awakening
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans harder on execution: Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Unknown 9: Awakening leans harder on optimization: Chaining powers and managing stealth approaches is the core
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.