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Brütal Legend cover artvsRock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder cover art

Brütal LegendvsRock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder

Brütal Legend leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Brütal LegendRock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder leans harder on execution: Steering the boulder through gauntlets needs decent control

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder