head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsPikmin 3 Deluxe
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Pikmin 3 Deluxe leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasPikmin 3 Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Pikmin 3 Deluxe leans harder on reads: enemy AI scripted, not adaptive
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Pikmin 3 Deluxe leans harder on optimization: day-planning and resource routing dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.