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QuakevsResistance 2

Quake leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Resistance 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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.

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