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Age of Mythology: RetoldvsFortnite

Age of Mythology: Retold leans Reads (Grand Arena); Fortnite leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION6 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 8

Fortnite leans harder on execution: Build-edit-aim combos punish slow hands

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Age of Mythology: Retold leans harder on optimization: Age-up god selections and favor economy are deeply optimizable

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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