head to head
vs
Red Dead RedemptionvsWatch Dogs: Legion
Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Watch Dogs: Legion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead RedemptionWatch Dogs: Legion
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on execution: Dead Eye softens but gunplay still wants aim
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Watch Dogs: Legion leans harder on variance: Recruit perks and patrols randomize widely.
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.