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Saints Row: The Third cover artvsThe Getaway cover art

Saints Row: The ThirdvsThe Getaway

Saints Row: The Third leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Getaway leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Saints Row: The ThirdThe Getaway

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Saints Row: The Third leans harder on reads: Enemy syndicates never adapt to you

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

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.

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Saints Row: The Third

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The Getaway