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Condemned: Criminal Origins cover artvsThe Swords of Ditto cover art

Condemned: Criminal OriginsvsThe Swords of Ditto

Condemned: Criminal Origins leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Swords of Ditto leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Condemned: Criminal OriginsThe Swords of Ditto

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Condemned: Criminal Origins leans harder on reads: Enemies ambush but follow simple scripts

Variance4 vs 5

The Swords of Ditto leans harder on variance: Each generated adventure hides new layouts and loot

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Condemned: Criminal Origins

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The Swords of Ditto