head to head
vs
Half-LifevsSyphon Filter 3
Half-Life leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Syphon Filter 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Half-LifeSyphon Filter 3
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Syphon Filter 3 leans harder on reads: Enemies run fixed scripts, never model the player
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.