head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsResident Evil Gaiden
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Resident Evil Gaiden leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasResident Evil Gaiden
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Resident Evil Gaiden leans harder on execution: Timing the moving reticle decides every combat exchange
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Resident Evil Gaiden leans harder on variance: Item and enemy placement is unknown on first play
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.