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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night cover artvsChampions of Norrath cover art

Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightvsChampions of Norrath

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Champions of Norrath leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightChampions of Norrath

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Champions of Norrath leans harder on execution: Hack-and-slash kiting and dodge positioning

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Champions of Norrath leans harder on variance: Random loot drops drive progression

Optimization7 vs 7

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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