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Crime Life: Gang Wars cover artvsF.E.A.R. 3 cover art

Crime Life: Gang WarsvsF.E.A.R. 3

Crime Life: Gang Wars leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); F.E.A.R. 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Crime Life: Gang WarsF.E.A.R. 3

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Crime Life: Gang Wars leans harder on variance: Spawns and fight outcomes add some randomness

Optimization3 vs 4

F.E.A.R. 3 leans harder on optimization: Cover usage and power timing are quickly learned

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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