head to head
vs
Dragon Spirit: The New LegendvsSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dragon Spirit: The New LegendSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend leans harder on reads: Enemies follow fixed patterns, not adaptive
Variance3 vs 2
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend leans harder on variance: Some enemy spawn timing varies
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.