head to head

Code of Princess cover artvsGhost of Tsushima cover art

Code of PrincessvsGhost of Tsushima

Code of Princess leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ghost of Tsushima leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Code of PrincessGhost of Tsushima

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Code of Princess leans harder on execution: combo timing against crowds of enemies

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Ghost of Tsushima leans harder on optimization: Stance matchups, charms, and gear are solvable systems

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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