head to head
vs
Metro 2033vsThe Suffering
Metro 2033 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Suffering leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metro 2033The Suffering
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
The Suffering leans harder on optimization: Weapon choice, rage meter use, and routes are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.