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Dynasty Warriors cover artvsTrue Crime: Streets of LA cover art

Dynasty WarriorsvsTrue Crime: Streets of LA

Dynasty Warriors leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); True Crime: Streets of LA leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Dynasty WarriorsTrue Crime: Streets of LA

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 5

True Crime: Streets of LA leans harder on execution: Driving, shooting, and brawling reflexes

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

True Crime: Streets of LA leans harder on variance: Random street crimes pop up

Optimization5 vs 4

Dynasty Warriors leans harder on optimization: Map flow, morale, and weapon grinding are 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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True Crime: Streets of LA