head to head
vs
Hexen: Beyond HereticvsTrials of Mana (2020)
Hexen: Beyond Heretic leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Trials of Mana (2020) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Hexen: Beyond HereticTrials of Mana (2020)
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Trials of Mana (2020) leans harder on reads: All enemies are fully scripted; no adaptive AI
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.