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BallancevsCall of Juarez: Gunslinger

Ballance leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Call of Juarez: Gunslinger leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
BallanceCall of Juarez: Gunslinger

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger leans harder on variance: Minor enemy placement surprises first run

Optimization5 vs 6

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger leans harder on optimization: Score routes, skill trees, duel timing knowledge

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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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger