head to head
vs
Call of Duty 3vsF.E.A.R. 3
Call of Duty 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); F.E.A.R. 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Call of Duty 3F.E.A.R. 3
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 2
Call of Duty 3 leans harder on reads: Multiplayer adds modest human positional prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
F.E.A.R. 3 leans harder on optimization: Cover usage and power timing are quickly learned
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.