head to head
vs
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black AcevsMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black AceMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leans harder on reads: Guards adapt loadouts across missions, light modeling.
Variance4 vs 3
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace leans harder on variance: Battle card draws and Noise rolls vary each fight
Optimization7 vs 7
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.