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Bus DrivervsGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Bus Driver leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Bus DriverGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans harder on variance: Territory wars and traffic add light randomness

Optimization5 vs 6

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans harder on optimization: Stats, gym, weapon skill, and routes reward systematic play

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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