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Doom (1993) cover artvsPinball FX2 cover art

Doom (1993)vsPinball FX2

Doom (1993) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Pinball FX2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Doom (1993)Pinball FX2

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Pinball FX2 leans harder on variance: Ball physics create unpredictable bounces

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.

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Doom (1993)

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Pinball FX2