head to head
vs
Alien SwarmvsSaints Row: The Third
Alien Swarm leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Saints Row: The Third leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alien SwarmSaints Row: The Third
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Saints Row: The Third leans harder on reads: Enemy syndicates never adapt to you
Variance3 vs 2
Alien Swarm leans harder on variance: Spawn timing varies modestly
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.