head to head
vs
DOOM (2016)vsHalo: Combat Evolved
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Halo: Combat Evolved leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DOOM (2016)Halo: Combat Evolved
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
DOOM (2016) leans harder on execution: Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
Reads1 vs 3
Halo: Combat Evolved leans harder on reads: Multiplayer duels reward reading humans
Variance1 vs 2
Halo: Combat Evolved leans harder on variance: Covenant AI varies tactics slightly
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.