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Quake IIvsZenzizenzic

Quake II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Zenzizenzic leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Quake IIZenzizenzic

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Zenzizenzic leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns at speed is the lead axis

Reads0 vs 1

Zenzizenzic leans harder on reads: Enemies fire scripted patterns, no adaptive mind

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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