Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsRocksmith 2014
DOOM (2016) asks more than Rocksmith 2014, and the gap is optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Rocksmith 2014
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A pure physical-execution trainer - playing a real guitar accurately on time.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Rocksmith 2014 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)Rocksmith 2014
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Rocksmith 2014 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
Rocksmith 2014
Real fretting and picking accuracy is literally the whole game
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Rocksmith 2014
No opponent, only the song
Variance1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Rocksmith 2014
Charts are fully known in advance
Optimization5 vs 2
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
Rocksmith 2014
Practice scheduling helps but solves nothing for your hands
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.