head to head
vs
Red Dead Redemption 2vsX-Blades
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); X-Blades leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Red Dead Redemption 2X-Blades
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
X-Blades leans harder on execution: combo execution and dodge timing in combat
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans harder on optimization: Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.