head to head
vs
Resistance 3vsSaints Row: The Third
Resistance 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Saints Row: The Third leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Resistance 3Saints Row: The Third
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Resistance 3 leans harder on execution: Precision shooting with health pickups punishing sloppy play.
Reads2 vs 1
Resistance 3 leans harder on reads: Mostly scripted campaign; smaller multiplayer scene.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.