head to head
vs
Resident Evil 5vsResistance 3
Resident Evil 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Resistance 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Resident Evil 5Resistance 3
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Resistance 3 leans harder on reads: Mostly scripted campaign; smaller multiplayer scene.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Resident Evil 5 leans harder on optimization: Weapon upgrades and Mercenaries routing reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.