head to head
Metal Gear Solid 3: SubsistencevsSWAT 4
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SWAT 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metal Gear Solid 3: SubsistenceSWAT 4
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
SWAT 4 leans harder on variance: suspect placement and behavior randomized
Optimization7 vs 6
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence leans harder on optimization: Camo, food and route systems reward deep mastery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

