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Metal Gear Solid 2: SubstancevsThe Saboteur

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Saboteur leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Metal Gear Solid 2: SubstanceThe Saboteur

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

The Saboteur leans harder on execution: Climbing, driving and shootouts need moderate dexterity

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Saboteur leans harder on variance: Patrols vary slightly across the open city

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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The Saboteur