head to head
vs
F.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginvsGatling Gears
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Gatling Gears leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
F.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginGatling Gears
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Gatling Gears leans harder on variance: Enemy spawns and drops add mild chaos
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.