Building comparison
head to head
Earth Defense Force 6vsMetroid
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Earth Defense Force 6
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Time-looping sequel that doubles down on the swarm-shooting and weapon-farming loop.
Metroid
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
The 1986 original that defined exploration-driven, secret-riddled platforming.
Earth Defense Force 6 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metroid leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Earth Defense Force 6Metroid
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Earth Defense Force 6
Swarm kiting and aim across four classes
Metroid
stiff NES jumps and tough enemy contact
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Earth Defense Force 6
Enemies remain scripted swarm AI
Metroid
creatures follow fixed movement
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Earth Defense Force 6
RNG weapon drops and armor farming
Metroid
unmarked secrets and bombable blocks hide the map
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Earth Defense Force 6
Loadout theory and mission-specific strategies
Metroid
route and item knowledge transforms the game
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.