head to head
vs
Red Dead RedemptionvsVenetica
Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Venetica leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead RedemptionVenetica
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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 6
Venetica leans harder on optimization: Skill trees and twilight powers reward build planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.