head to head
vs
Criminal CasevsSaints Row
Criminal Case leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Saints Row leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Criminal CaseSaints Row
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.
Variance3 vs 2
Criminal Case leans harder on variance: Object placements are unknown per scene until memorised
Optimization3 vs 4
Saints Row leans harder on optimization: Perks, weapons and venture economy reward light planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.