head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsSilent Hill 3
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Silent Hill 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasSilent Hill 3
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Silent Hill 3 leans harder on reads: All enemies are scripted patterns, none model the player
Variance2 vs 3
Silent Hill 3 leans harder on variance: Some puzzle states and item locations are initially hidden
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.