head to head
vs
Serious Sam: Next EncountervsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Serious Sam: Next Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Serious Sam: Next EncounterWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Serious Sam: Next Encounter leans harder on execution: Circle-strafing huge scripted hordes demands sustained aim and movement
Reads2 vs 1
Serious Sam: Next Encounter leans harder on reads: Deathmatch adds a little human prediction
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.