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Quake IIvsSuperHot: Mind Control Delete

Quake II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); SuperHot: Mind Control Delete leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Quake IISuperHot: Mind Control Delete

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Quake II leans harder on execution: Fast strafe-aim against hard-hitting enemies demands clean inputs

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

SuperHot: Mind Control Delete leans harder on variance: Roguelike runs randomise levels, hacks and spawns

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.

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