head to head
vs
Commandos 3: Destination BerlinvsDeus Ex
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Deus Ex leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Commandos 3: Destination BerlinDeus Ex
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Deus Ex leans harder on reads: NPCs follow scripted patrol routes, not adaptive modelling
Variance2 vs 3
Deus Ex leans harder on variance: Enemy placements and item locations are fixed but initially hidden
Optimization9 vs 9
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.