head to head
vs
Red Dead RedemptionvsRed Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead RedemptionRed Dead Redemption 2
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 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on optimization: Mission approaches and economy are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.