head to head
vs
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3DvsSplinter Cell: Blacklist
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3DSplinter Cell: Blacklist
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans harder on reads: Enemies react on scripted alert logic, not player-specific profiling
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans harder on optimization: SMI scoring system incentivises optimal ghost, panther, or assault routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.