head to head
vs
Far Cry 3vsGrand Theft Auto 2
Far Cry 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grand Theft Auto 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry 3Grand Theft Auto 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Grand Theft Auto 2 leans harder on variance: Chaotic traffic and gang respect swings add noise
Optimization4 vs 5
Grand Theft Auto 2 leans harder on optimization: Score chains, gang respect, and city knowledge are systematisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.