head to head
F.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginvsSerious Sam: Next Encounter
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: Next Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
F.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginSerious Sam: Next Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Serious Sam: Next Encounter leans harder on reads: Deathmatch adds a little human prediction
Variance2 vs 1
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin leans harder on variance: Minor spawn and cover variation
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.

