head to head
vs
Hexen: Beyond HereticvsNation Red
Hexen: Beyond Heretic leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Nation Red leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Hexen: Beyond HereticNation Red
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Nation Red leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aiming and dodging endless zombies is twitch-heavy
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Nation Red leans harder on variance: Spawn rushes and perk drops add chaos
Optimization6 vs 6
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.