head to head
vs
Hitman: AbsolutionvsMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Hitman: Absolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Hitman: AbsolutionMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 6
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans harder on execution: CQC execution, camouflage switching speed, and boss timing are demanding
Reads0 vs 1
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans harder on reads: The Cobra unit fights with scripted abilities; no real-time player profiling
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans harder on optimization: Camo pattern matching and boss moveset mastery are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.