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

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Blasphemous leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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