head to head
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsThe Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasThe Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening leans harder on optimization: Dungeon puzzles and item interdependencies
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

