head to head
vs
Grand Theft AutovsVangers
Grand Theft Auto leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Vangers leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft AutoVangers
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Vangers leans harder on variance: The opaque world hides rules you map by experiment
Optimization5 vs 6
Vangers leans harder on optimization: Trade routes and quest chains reward systematic mapping
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.