head to head
vs
Doom (1993)vsShadow Warrior (2013)
Doom (1993) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shadow Warrior (2013) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Doom (1993)Shadow Warrior (2013)
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 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Shadow Warrior (2013) leans harder on optimization: Ki power and upgrade tree investment form a meaningful build layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.