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Death SwordvsKillzone 3

Death Sword leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Killzone 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Killzone 3 leans harder on variance: Spawns and spread inject limited randomness

Optimization3 vs 4

Killzone 3 leans harder on optimization: Map control, loadouts and class roles structure multiplayer

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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