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DOOM (2016)vsSin and Punishment

DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sin and Punishment leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
DOOM (2016)Sin and Punishment

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Sin and Punishment leans harder on execution: Simultaneous aiming, dodging and melee at relentless pace

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 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.

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