head to head
vs
Red Dead RedemptionvsRevenge of the Savage Planet
Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Revenge of the Savage Planet leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead RedemptionRevenge of the Savage Planet
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on execution: Dead Eye softens but gunplay still wants aim
Reads1 vs 0
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on reads: Multiplayer skirmishes add light human prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.