head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto VvsMidtown Madness 3
Grand Theft Auto V leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Midtown Madness 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto VMidtown Madness 3
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Midtown Madness 3 leans harder on execution: Arcade car control through traffic is the core demand
Reads2 vs 1
Grand Theft Auto V leans harder on reads: Online PvP exists but mostly gear/positioning, not modeling.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.