head to head
vs
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EatervsValkyrie Profile
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Valkyrie Profile leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterValkyrie Profile
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater leans harder on reads: The Cobra unit fights with scripted abilities; no real-time player profiling
Variance2 vs 3
Valkyrie Profile leans harder on variance: Random encounter positioning and item drops add minor variance
Optimization8 vs 8
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.