head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto IVvsGrand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grand Theft Auto V leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto V
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Grand Theft Auto V leans harder on reads: Online PvP exists but mostly gear/positioning, not modeling.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Grand Theft Auto V leans harder on optimization: Heists, money loops, builds learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.