head to head
vs
Doom II: Hell on EarthvsRolling Gunner
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Rolling Gunner leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Doom II: Hell on EarthRolling Gunner
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Rolling Gunner leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns is the entire skill ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans harder on variance: Ambush placements are hidden until triggered on first 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.