head to head
vs
Resident Evil 4vsThe Last of Us
Resident Evil 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Resident Evil 4The Last of Us
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 5
Resident Evil 4 leans harder on execution: Crowd management requires precise, fast shooting under constant pressure
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Resident Evil 4 leans harder on optimization: Weapon upgrading, positioning and merchant economy are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.