head to head
vs
DOOM (2016)vsMega Man
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mega Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DOOM (2016)Mega Man
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans harder on reads: Demons scripted attack patterns.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Mega Man leans harder on optimization: Boss-order weakness routing is a known solvable 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.