head to head
vs
Halo 3vsQuake Live
Halo 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Quake Live leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Halo 3Quake Live
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 10
Quake Live leans harder on execution: Rail aim and strafe-jump movement are the purest hand test
Reads5 vs 7
Quake Live leans harder on reads: Duels are mind games against an adapting human opponent
Variance2 vs 1
Halo 3 leans harder on variance: Equipment pickups and spawn variation
Optimization5 vs 6
Quake Live leans harder on optimization: Item timing and map control are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.