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Child of Eden cover artvsRock Band 2 cover art

Child of EdenvsRock Band 2

Child of Eden leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Rock Band 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Child of EdenRock Band 2

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

Child of Eden leans harder on variance: Deterministic stage choreography

Optimization5 vs 4

Child of Eden leans harder on optimization: Score routes and memorised wave patterns

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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Child of Eden

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Rock Band 2