head to head
vs
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainvsShadow Fight 3
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shadow Fight 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainShadow Fight 3
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Shadow Fight 3 leans harder on variance: Gear chests and card drops randomize progression
Optimization7 vs 6
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leans harder on optimization: Mother Base, loadouts, fulton economy deeply solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.