Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsTrue Lies
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
True Lies
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Top-down run-and-gun testing aim and memorised level knowledge from a movie license.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); True Lies leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)True Lies
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
True Lies
Top-down aim and dodging carry every firefight
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
True Lies
Goons follow simple fixed attack scripts
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
True Lies
Enemy placements repeat identically each run
Optimization5 vs 4
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
True Lies
Learning level layouts, hostage spots and ammo caches
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.