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Double Kick Heroes cover artvsSerious Sam: The First Encounter cover art

Double Kick HeroesvsSerious Sam: The First Encounter

Double Kick Heroes leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Double Kick HeroesSerious Sam: The First Encounter

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 8

Double Kick Heroes leans harder on execution: Precise rhythm timing on the beat is the whole game

Reads1 vs 0

Double Kick Heroes leans harder on reads: Solo; enemy waves are scripted, not adaptive

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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Serious Sam: The First Encounter