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DOOM (2016)vsWolfenstein: The New Order

DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wolfenstein: The New Order leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
DOOM (2016)Wolfenstein: The New Order

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 6

DOOM (2016) leans harder on execution: Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

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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