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Grand Theft Auto III cover artvsMasters of Anima cover art

Grand Theft Auto IIIvsMasters of Anima

Grand Theft Auto III leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Masters of Anima leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Grand Theft Auto IIIMasters of Anima

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.

Variance2 vs 1

Grand Theft Auto III leans harder on variance: Pedestrian and traffic chaos lightly randomises encounters

Optimization5 vs 6

Masters of Anima leans harder on optimization: Guardian composition and ability sequencing decide fights

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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