head to head
vs
Metro ExodusvsMy Friendly Neighborhood
Metro Exodus leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); My Friendly Neighborhood leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metro ExodusMy Friendly Neighborhood
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 4
My Friendly Neighborhood leans harder on variance: First-run unknowns: routes, puzzle answers, ambush placements
Optimization5 vs 6
My Friendly Neighborhood leans harder on optimization: Ammo economy and route planning are classic survival-horror math
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.