head to head
vs
F.E.A.R. 3vsVigilante 8
F.E.A.R. 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Vigilante 8 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
F.E.A.R. 3Vigilante 8
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
Vigilante 8 leans harder on reads: Split-screen human duels add some prediction
Variance2 vs 3
Vigilante 8 leans harder on variance: Pickup spawns and arena chaos inject noise
Optimization4 vs 4
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.