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Brute Force cover artvsNo More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle cover art

Brute ForcevsNo More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

Brute Force leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

Brute Force leans harder on reads: Mostly scripted aliens; versus modes add slight human prediction

Variance2 vs 1

Brute Force leans harder on variance: Encounters are largely fixed once known

Optimization4 vs 4

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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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle