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Burnout Paradise cover artvsFairytale Fights cover art

Burnout ParadisevsFairytale Fights

Burnout Paradise leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Fairytale Fights leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Fairytale Fights leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripts; co-op friends aren't modelled

Variance2 vs 3

Fairytale Fights leans harder on variance: Combat physics and drops add chaotic randomness

Optimization3 vs 3

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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