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Killzone 2vsQuake

Killzone 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Quake leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Killzone 2Quake

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Quake leans harder on execution: Rocket aim and movement tech ceiling massive.

Reads4 vs 3

Killzone 2 leans harder on reads: Multiplayer opponents adapt; campaign AI doesn't

Variance2 vs 1

Killzone 2 leans harder on variance: Modest spawn and objective rotation noise

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.

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