head to head
vs
A Way OutvsSaints Row: The Third
A Way Out leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Saints Row: The Third leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
A Way OutSaints Row: The Third
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
A Way Out leans harder on reads: Co-op partner coordination requires some social prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Saints Row: The Third leans harder on optimization: Upgrade trees and city-takeover income are straightforwardly maximised
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.