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Doom Eternal cover artvsSekiro: Shadows Die Twice cover art

Doom EternalvsSekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Doom Eternal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION9 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice leans harder on reads: Mikiri and perilous tells are scripted, not adaptive.

Variance1 vs 0

Doom Eternal leans harder on variance: Encounters are designed, not randomised.

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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