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Doom II: Hell on Earth cover artvsPost Void cover art

Doom II: Hell on EarthvsPost Void

Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Post Void leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Doom II: Hell on EarthPost Void

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Post Void leans harder on execution: Constant sprint, snap aim and instant decisions or death

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Post Void leans harder on variance: Procedural layouts and upgrade offers reshuffle every run

Optimization5 vs 5

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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Doom II: Hell on Earth

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Post Void