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DarksidersvsTrek to Yomi

Darksiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Trek to Yomi leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
DarksidersTrek to Yomi

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Trek to Yomi leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted attack patterns

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Darksiders leans harder on optimization: Zelda-style dungeons and upgrade routing

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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