head to head

Dragon: Marked for Death cover artvsGhost of Tsushima cover art

Dragon: Marked for DeathvsGhost of Tsushima

Dragon: Marked for Death leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ghost of Tsushima leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Dragon: Marked for Death leans harder on variance: Loot rolls nudge builds but rarely decide quests

Optimization6 vs 6

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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