head to head

Raptor: Call of the Shadows cover artvsSerious Sam 2 cover art

Raptor: Call of the ShadowsvsSerious Sam 2

Raptor: Call of the Shadows leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Serious Sam 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Raptor: Call of the ShadowsSerious Sam 2

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Raptor: Call of the Shadows leans harder on execution: dodging bullet patterns needs quick reflexes

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Raptor: Call of the Shadows leans harder on variance: random shop upgrades between missions

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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Raptor: Call of the Shadows

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Serious Sam 2