head to head
vs
MercsvsRatchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Mercs leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
MercsRatchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 6
Mercs leans harder on execution: Run-and-gun crowd weaving at arcade pace is everything
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus leans harder on optimization: Weapon upgrade paths, bolt economy, gold bolt routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.