head to head
vs
F.E.A.R. 3vsSoldier of Fortune: Payback
F.E.A.R. 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Soldier of Fortune: Payback leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
F.E.A.R. 3Soldier of Fortune: Payback
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
F.E.A.R. 3 leans harder on variance: Encounter layouts are scripted-but-unknown first time
Optimization4 vs 3
F.E.A.R. 3 leans harder on optimization: Cover usage and power timing are quickly learned
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.