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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance cover artvsSniper Elite III cover art

Metal Gear Solid 2: SubstancevsSniper Elite III

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Sniper Elite III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Metal Gear Solid 2: SubstanceSniper Elite III

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Execution4 vs 6

Sniper Elite III leans harder on execution: Ballistic long shots demand steady, compensated aim

Reads0 vs 1

Sniper Elite III leans harder on reads: Enemy AI follows mappable alert and search routines

Variance1 vs 2

Sniper Elite III leans harder on variance: Patrol details and wind vary slightly per attempt

Optimization6 vs 6

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.

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

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