head to head
vs
Red Dead Redemption 2vsWatch Dogs 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Watch Dogs 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead Redemption 2Watch Dogs 2
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
Watch Dogs 2 leans harder on optimization: Gadgets, hacks, mission approaches solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.