head to head
vs
Dune 2000vsMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Dune 2000 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dune 2000Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 2
Dune 2000 leans harder on reads: Human skirmishes add some build-order mind games
Variance2 vs 3
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leans harder on variance: Patrols, weather, supply drops randomize runs.
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.