head to head
vs
Desperados IIIvsMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Desperados III leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Desperados IIIMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Desperados III leans harder on variance: Guard patrol overlap creates some hidden-state uncertainty early on
Optimization8 vs 7
Desperados III leans harder on optimization: Finding the ideal simultaneous action sequence per map is the core puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.