head to head
vs
Serious Sam: The First EncountervsStrikers 1945
Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Strikers 1945 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Serious Sam: The First EncounterStrikers 1945
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Strikers 1945 leans harder on execution: Bullet-dodging and precise shooting define performance.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
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.