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Quake II cover artvsThe Callisto Protocol cover art

Quake IIvsThe Callisto Protocol

Quake II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Callisto Protocol leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Quake IIThe Callisto Protocol

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

The Callisto Protocol leans harder on reads: Mutants follow telegraphed scripted attack patterns

Variance3 vs 3

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.

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Quake II

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The Callisto Protocol