head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto 2vsHorizon Zero Dawn
Grand Theft Auto 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto 2Horizon Zero Dawn
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.
Variance3 vs 2
Grand Theft Auto 2 leans harder on variance: Chaotic traffic and gang respect swings add noise
Optimization5 vs 5
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.