head to head
vs
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City StoriesvsSaints Row: The Third
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Saints Row: The Third leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City StoriesSaints Row: The Third
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories leans harder on optimization: Empire-building business system layers economy onto missions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.