head to head
vs
Doom (1993)vsSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Doom (1993) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Doom (1993)Serious Sam: The First Encounter
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 2
Doom (1993) leans harder on variance: Enemy placement is fixed but unknown on first run through levels
Optimization5 vs 4
Doom (1993) leans harder on optimization: Level routing and resource management determine survival efficiency
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.