head to head
vs
Quake III ArenavsShootMania Storm
Quake III Arena leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); ShootMania Storm leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Quake III ArenaShootMania Storm
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Quake III Arena leans harder on variance: Spawn locations have mild randomness but are quickly mapped
Optimization5 vs 4
Quake III Arena leans harder on optimization: Armor and weapon timing routes are learnable and highly leveraged
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.