head to head
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsUnknown 9: Awakening
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Unknown 9: Awakening leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasUnknown 9: Awakening
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Unknown 9: Awakening leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted AI, not adapting to you
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans harder on optimization: Stats, gym, weapon skill, and routes reward systematic play
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

