head to head
vs
Dead Space 3vsMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Dead Space 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Space 3Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Dead Space 3 leans harder on execution: Weapon crafting alters execution demands but shooting stays central
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Dead Space 3 leans harder on variance: Scavenger bot loot adds mild RNG to crafting resources
Optimization7 vs 7
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.