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Bulletstorm cover artvsDead Space 3 cover art

BulletstormvsDead Space 3

Bulletstorm leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dead Space 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
BulletstormDead Space 3

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Dead Space 3 leans harder on variance: Scavenger bot loot adds mild RNG to crafting resources

Optimization6 vs 7

Dead Space 3 leans harder on optimization: Deep weapon crafting system rewards systematic optimisation

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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