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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Killzone Shadow Fall leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Killzone Shadow Fall leans harder on execution: Standard FPS aim and movement ceiling

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa leans harder on variance: Deflections, keepers and penalties add bounce luck

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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