head to head
vs
RiverbondvsUncharted 4: A Thief's End
Riverbond leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
RiverbondUncharted 4: A Thief's End
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leans harder on execution: Cover shooting and platforming reward timing.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Riverbond leans harder on variance: Levels mostly fixed with minor variation
Optimization3 vs 3
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.