head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsKnowledge is Power
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Knowledge is Power leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasKnowledge is Power
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans harder on execution: Flying school and drive-bys need decent hands
Reads0 vs 1
Knowledge is Power leans harder on reads: Power plays target rivals but involve little real prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.