head to head
vs
Metro: Last Light ReduxvsThe Saboteur
Metro: Last Light Redux leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Saboteur leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metro: Last Light ReduxThe Saboteur
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 2
Metro: Last Light Redux leans harder on variance: resource scarcity and encounters random
Optimization5 vs 6
The Saboteur leans harder on optimization: Plotting demolition targets and escape routes is the 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.