head to head
vs
Dr. MariovsHexen: Beyond Heretic
Dr. Mario leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Hexen: Beyond Heretic leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dr. MarioHexen: Beyond Heretic
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Dr. Mario leans harder on reads: Versus mode exists but garbage exchange rewards speed, not prediction
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Hexen: Beyond Heretic leans harder on optimization: Hub-world puzzle routing and class selection form a solvable structure
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.