head to head
vs
Hexen: Beyond HereticvsPipe Dream
Hexen: Beyond Heretic leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Pipe Dream leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Hexen: Beyond HereticPipe Dream
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Hexen: Beyond Heretic leans harder on execution: Class-specific weapons reward mastering unique attack timing and range
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Pipe Dream leans harder on variance: The random piece queue forces constant replanning
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.