head to head
vs
Doom II: Hell on EarthvsDragon Spirit: The New Legend
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Dragon Spirit: The New Legend leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Doom II: Hell on EarthDragon Spirit: The New Legend
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend leans harder on reads: Enemies follow fixed patterns, not adaptive
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans harder on optimization: Learning enemy placement and resource routes reduces every encounter
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.