head to head
vs
Doom EternalvsGhosts 'n Goblins
Doom Eternal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ghosts 'n Goblins leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Doom EternalGhosts 'n Goblins
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Doom Eternal leans harder on reads: Demon AI is scripted, not adaptive.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Doom Eternal leans harder on optimization: Resource loops and weapon priority are solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.