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DarkwatchvsLost Planet: Extreme Condition

Darkwatch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Lost Planet: Extreme Condition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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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.

Variance1 vs 2

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition leans harder on variance: Campaign encounters are fixed

Optimization3 vs 4

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition leans harder on optimization: Thermal energy management and boss weak points

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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