head to head
vs
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIvsHalo 3
Call of Duty: Black Ops III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Halo 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIHalo 3
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Halo 3 leans harder on reads: Equal-start fights reward predicting humans
Variance3 vs 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops III leans harder on variance: Spawns and Zombies RNG add uncertainty
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.