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DOOM (2016)vsDoom Eternal

DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Doom Eternal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Doom Eternal leans harder on execution: Weapon swapping and movement push the hands hard.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 7

Doom Eternal leans harder on optimization: Resource loops and weapon priority are solvable.

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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