head to head
QuakevsResistance 2
Quake leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Resistance 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
QuakeResistance 2
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 7
Quake leans harder on execution: Rocket aim and movement tech ceiling massive.
Reads3 vs 4
Resistance 2 leans harder on reads: 60-player multiplayer rewarded reading humans; campaign Chimera don't adapt
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.

