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Budokan: The Martial Spirit cover artvsCall of Duty cover art

Budokan: The Martial SpiritvsCall of Duty

Budokan: The Martial Spirit leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Call of Duty leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Budokan: The Martial SpiritCall of Duty

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Call of Duty leans harder on variance: Some spawn and hit unpredictability

Optimization4 vs 5

Call of Duty leans harder on optimization: Memorising set pieces and weapon positions

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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