head to head
vs
Monster HuntervsThe Surge
Monster Hunter leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Surge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Monster HunterThe Surge
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
The Surge leans harder on reads: No adaptive opposition; enemies run fixed scripts.
Variance2 vs 1
Monster Hunter leans harder on variance: Carve drops and monster locations add farmable randomness
Optimization7 vs 7
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.