Building comparison
head to head
Blast CorpsvsSplinter Cell: Blacklist
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Blast Corps
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Demolition puzzling that tests vehicle handling and route optimisation against a moving deadline.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Choosing between three distinct playstyle routes through consistent guard layouts for optimal SMI scores.
Blast Corps leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Blast CorpsSplinter Cell: Blacklist
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Blast Corps leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Blast Corps
Wrangling awkward demolition vehicles under timers takes real control
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Mark-and-execute and fast takedowns raise the physical ceiling
Reads0 vs 1
Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Blast Corps
No opponent - just a relentless missile carrier
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Enemies react on scripted alert logic, not player-specific profiling
Variance1 vs 2
Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Blast Corps
Levels and carrier routes are fully fixed
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Patrol density and item placement are consistent across runs
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blast Corps
Finding the optimal demolition order is the puzzle core
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
SMI scoring system incentivises optimal ghost, panther, or assault routing
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.