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Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Luna Abyss leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Doom II: Hell on EarthLuna Abyss

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Luna Abyss leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted, not adapting to you

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.

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