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ManhuntvsMetal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Manhunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Manhunt leans harder on variance: Patrol noise reactions add small unpredictability

Optimization5 vs 6

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance leans harder on optimization: stealth routes and gadgets 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.

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