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Dead Space 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); No Rest for the Wicked leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Dead Space 3No Rest for the Wicked

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

No Rest for the Wicked leans harder on execution: Stamina-priced swings and dodge timing decide every fight

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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