head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto VvsMafia II
Grand Theft Auto V leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mafia II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto VMafia II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Grand Theft Auto V leans harder on execution: Driving and shooting demand decent inputs.
Reads2 vs 0
Grand Theft Auto V leans harder on reads: Online PvP exists but mostly gear/positioning, not modeling.
Variance2 vs 1
Grand Theft Auto V leans harder on variance: Some mission and lobby randomness.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.