head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Tense, linear Metroid hunted through a station by a clone of yourself.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
EA's Frostbite-powered golf game mixing swing timing with course-management decisions.
Metroid Fusion leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rory McIlroy PGA Tour leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Metroid Fusion
demanding bosses for a 2D Metroid
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Swing timing and putt pace are the physical test
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Metroid Fusion
SA-X stalking runs on fixed scripts
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
No adaptive opponent; the course never reacts
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Metroid Fusion
first-encounter dread fades once mapped
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Wind and lie randomness nudge shots
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Metroid Fusion
guided structure still rewards route and pattern knowledge
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Club selection and course management decide scores
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.