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DOOM (2016) cover artvsSWIV cover art

DOOM (2016)vsSWIV

DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); SWIV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
DOOM (2016)SWIV

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 4

DOOM (2016) leans harder on optimization: Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.

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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