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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour cover artvsThe Callisto Protocol cover art

Serious Sam's Bogus DetourvsThe Callisto Protocol

Serious Sam's Bogus Detour leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Callisto Protocol leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Serious Sam's Bogus DetourThe Callisto Protocol

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

Serious Sam's Bogus Detour leans harder on reads: Enemy hordes follow scripted rushes, not adaptive

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

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The Callisto Protocol