Building comparison
head to head
Grand Theft Auto VvsNFL 2010
NFL 2010 asks more than Grand Theft Auto V, and the gap is optimization.
Grand Theft Auto V
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Sandbox crime playground spanning shooting, driving, and a persistent online economy.
NFL 2010
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
An American football simulation for the 2009-2010 season.
Grand Theft Auto V leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NFL 2010 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto VNFL 2010
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
NFL 2010 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto V
Driving and shooting demand decent inputs.
NFL 2010
passing accuracy and player control
Reads2 vs 3
NFL 2010 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto V
Online PvP exists but mostly gear/positioning, not modeling.
NFL 2010
play-calling mind games vs opponent
Variance2 vs 3
NFL 2010 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto V
Some mission and lobby randomness.
NFL 2010
fumbles and injury randomness
Optimization4 vs 7
NFL 2010 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Grand Theft Auto V
Heists, money loops, builds learnable.
NFL 2010
playbook and roster strategy solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.