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Doom (1993) cover artvsTetris: Axis cover art

Doom (1993)vsTetris: Axis

Doom (1993) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris: Axis leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Doom (1993)Tetris: Axis

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

Tetris: Axis leans harder on variance: random piece sequence drives play

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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Tetris: Axis