head to head
vs
Dino StalkervsSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Dino Stalker leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dino StalkerSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Dino Stalker leans harder on reads: Dinosaurs charge on fixed scripts, nothing to predict
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans harder on optimization: Enemy priority and positioning strategy are learnable but shallow
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.