head to head
vs
Painkiller (2004)vsQuake II
Painkiller (2004) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Quake II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Painkiller (2004)Quake II
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Quake II leans harder on variance: Item and enemy placement is fixed but unknown on first play
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.