head to head
vs
Hexen: Beyond HereticvsScarlet Nexus
Hexen: Beyond Heretic leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Scarlet Nexus leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Hexen: Beyond HereticScarlet Nexus
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Scarlet Nexus leans harder on reads: All Others are fully scripted; no adaptive opponent
Variance3 vs 2
Hexen: Beyond Heretic leans harder on variance: Puzzle item placement and key locations are opaque until found
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.