head to head
vs
Ace Combat 04: Shattered SkiesvsThe Messenger
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Messenger leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Ace Combat 04: Shattered SkiesThe Messenger
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies leans harder on reads: Enemy aces fly scripted routines
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.