head to head
vs
Metroid FusionvsMirror's Edge Catalyst
Metroid Fusion leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Metroid FusionMirror's Edge Catalyst
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans harder on execution: Flow-state parkour with timing-based combat
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Metroid Fusion leans harder on variance: first-encounter dread fades once mapped
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.