Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsThe Gunstringer
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
The Gunstringer
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A Kinect rail-shooter testing gesture aiming against scripted enemies.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Gunstringer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)The Gunstringer
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
The Gunstringer
Kinect gesture aiming and dodging is the core skill
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
The Gunstringer
Enemies are scripted, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 2
The Gunstringer leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
The Gunstringer
Encounters are largely fixed
Optimization5 vs 4
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
The Gunstringer
Learning encounter sequences boosts scores
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.