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Champions: Return to Arms cover artvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth cover art

Champions: Return to ArmsvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth

Champions: Return to Arms leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Champions: Return to ArmsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

Champions: Return to Arms leans harder on execution: Couch-co-op hack-and-slash demands modest dodging and timing.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Champions: Return to Arms leans harder on variance: Randomised loot drops drive the gear chase.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Champions: Return to Arms

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South Park: The Stick of Truth