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Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition cover artvsDarksiders cover art

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Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Darksiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition leans harder on variance: minor randomness in encounters

Optimization5 vs 6

Darksiders leans harder on optimization: Zelda-style dungeons and upgrade routing

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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