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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime cover artvsHorizon Zero Dawn cover art

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket SlimevsHorizon Zero Dawn

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Horizon Zero Dawn leans harder on execution: Bow aiming and dodge timing matter.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime leans harder on optimization: Ammo loadouts and tank crew logistics decide battles

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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