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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas cover artvsSong of the Deep cover art

Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsSong of the Deep

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Song of the Deep leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasSong of the Deep

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Song of the Deep leans harder on reads: Scripted sea creatures

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.

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Song of the Deep