head to head
vs
Dragon's LairvsMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Dragon's Lair leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dragon's LairMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans harder on reads: The Cobra unit fights with scripted abilities; no real-time player profiling
Variance1 vs 2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans harder on variance: Camouflage index and food supply introduce hidden-state management
Optimization8 vs 8
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.