head to head
vs
Red Dead RedemptionvsYakuza 3
Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead RedemptionYakuza 3
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 1
Red Dead Redemption leans harder on variance: Ambient events and spawns vary mildly
Optimization5 vs 6
Yakuza 3 leans harder on optimization: Upgrades, revelations and weapon systems are mappable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.