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DOOM (2016) cover artvsP.N.03 cover art

DOOM (2016)vsP.N.03

DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); P.N.03 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
DOOM (2016)P.N.03

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

P.N.03 leans harder on variance: Little randomness in encounters

Optimization5 vs 6

P.N.03 leans harder on optimization: Suit upgrades and combo chaining reward optimization

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 (2016)

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P.N.03