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Black Myth: Wukong cover artvsNioh 3 cover art

Black Myth: WukongvsNioh 3

Black Myth: Wukong leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Nioh 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Black Myth: WukongNioh 3

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 3

Nioh 3 leans harder on variance: Loot drops randomise builds run to run

Optimization7 vs 8

Nioh 3 leans harder on optimization: Build crafting and moveset study are as deep as the combat

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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