head to head
vs
Monster Hunter 3 UltimatevsTales of Symphonia
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tales of Symphonia leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Monster Hunter 3 UltimateTales of Symphonia
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate leans harder on reads: Monsters are elaborate scripted movesets, not adaptive minds
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate leans harder on optimization: Armor sets, weapon trees and moveset knowledge are the long 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.