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BioShock leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Blasphemous leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

Blasphemous leans harder on execution: Punishing 2D combat and platforming

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

BioShock leans harder on variance: Loot and splicer spawns randomized.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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