head to head
vs
Need for Speed: NitrovsSaints Row: The Third
Need for Speed: Nitro leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Saints Row: The Third leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Need for Speed: NitroSaints 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.
Optimization4 vs 5
Saints Row: The Third leans harder on optimization: Upgrade trees and city-takeover income are straightforwardly maximised
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.