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Dynasty Warriors cover artvsEnter the Matrix cover art

Dynasty WarriorsvsEnter the Matrix

Dynasty Warriors leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Enter the Matrix leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Dynasty WarriorsEnter the Matrix

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 5

Enter the Matrix leans harder on execution: Bullet-time gunplay and kung-fu combos

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Enter the Matrix leans harder on variance: Encounter placement unknown first run

Optimization5 vs 5

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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