head to head
vs
Painkiller (2004)vsPsyvariar Delta
Painkiller (2004) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Psyvariar Delta leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Painkiller (2004)Psyvariar Delta
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Psyvariar Delta leans harder on execution: Grazing bullets at the edge of death defines mastery
Reads0 vs 1
Psyvariar Delta leans harder on reads: Enemy fire is scripted, not adaptive
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.