head to head
vs
Alan Wake 2vsGrand Theft Auto V
Alan Wake 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grand Theft Auto V leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alan Wake 2Grand Theft Auto V
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Grand Theft Auto V leans harder on execution: Driving and shooting demand decent inputs.
Reads1 vs 2
Grand Theft Auto V leans harder on reads: Online PvP exists but mostly gear/positioning, not modeling.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.