head to head
vs
Metro 2033vsYoung Merlin
Metro 2033 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Young Merlin leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metro 2033Young Merlin
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Metro 2033 leans harder on execution: scarce-ammo gunfights punish sloppy aim
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
Young Merlin leans harder on optimization: Item-use puzzles and progression routing are the real game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.