head to head
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyvsSolstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertySolstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty leans harder on reads: Guards radio for backup on scripted triggers, not adaptive tactics
Variance2 vs 1
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty leans harder on variance: Alert timers and item pickups create some hidden-state tension
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.