head to head
vs
Chameleon RunvsSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Chameleon Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Chameleon RunSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Chameleon Run leans harder on execution: Color-switch and jump timing at speed decides everything
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans harder on variance: Enemy placement is consistent across runs; no hidden information
Optimization4 vs 4
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.