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Diablo III cover artvsHades II cover art

Diablo IIIvsHades II

Diablo III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hades II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Diablo IIIHades II

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 6

Hades II leans harder on execution: Dodge-dash timing and combo execution against fast boss patterns.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

Diablo III leans harder on optimization: Set bonuses and paragon levelling are almost entirely solvable

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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Diablo III

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