head to head
vs
Hitman: AbsolutionvsMetal Gear: Ghost Babel
Hitman: Absolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Metal Gear: Ghost Babel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hitman: AbsolutionMetal Gear: Ghost Babel
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel leans harder on execution: Tight Game Boy stealth with demanding boss execution.
Reads0 vs 1
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel leans harder on reads: Guards are deterministic patrol scripts.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 9
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel leans harder on optimization: Rank system pushes fully optimized, no-alert perfect runs.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.