head to head
vs
Dragon Age: InquisitionvsMetal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: InquisitionMetal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 5
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops leans harder on execution: PSP stealth and shooting with workable but demanding controls.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops leans harder on variance: Soldier recruitment and patrol layouts add some unknowns.
Optimization7 vs 8
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops leans harder on optimization: Squad recruitment and mission routing are solvable systems.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.