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Burnout Paradise cover artvsInfinity Runner cover art

Burnout ParadisevsInfinity Runner

Burnout Paradise leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Infinity Runner leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Burnout ParadiseInfinity Runner

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Infinity Runner leans harder on execution: Fast reflexes for dodging and QTEs define play

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Infinity Runner leans harder on variance: Some procedural obstacle variation

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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