head to head
vs
Black MesavsSerious Sam: The Second Encounter
Black Mesa leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Serious Sam: The Second Encounter leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Black MesaSerious Sam: The Second Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter leans harder on execution: Circle-strafing huge horde waves tests stamina and aim
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.