head to head
vs
Metal Gear: Ghost BabelvsRome: Total War
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rome: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Metal Gear: Ghost BabelRome: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 3
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel leans harder on execution: Tight Game Boy stealth with demanding boss execution.
Reads1 vs 2
Rome: Total War leans harder on reads: Optional multiplayer battles; campaign AI is mappable
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
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.