head to head
vs
Red Dead RedemptionvsWonder Boy in Monster World
Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wonder Boy in Monster World leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead RedemptionWonder Boy in Monster World
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 6
Wonder Boy in Monster World leans harder on optimization: Equipment economy and town-quest progression knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.