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Conker's Pocket TalesvsGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Conker's Pocket Tales leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Conker's Pocket TalesGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans harder on execution: Flying school and drive-bys need decent hands

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

Optimization6 vs 6

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.

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