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DarksidersvsGods Eater Burst

Darksiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Gods Eater Burst leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Gods Eater Burst leans harder on variance: Material drops roll randomly for crafting

Optimization6 vs 7

Gods Eater Burst leans harder on optimization: Learning movesets, bullet crafting and gear trees dominates progress

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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