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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas cover artvsUntold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade cover art

Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsUntold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasUntold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade

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 3

Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade leans harder on variance: Randomised dungeons and loot drops vary runs.

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.

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade