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Earn to Die 2vsThe Godfather II
Earn to Die 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Godfather II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Earn to Die 2The Godfather II
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
The Godfather II leans harder on execution: shooting and brawling need moderate skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Earn to Die 2 leans harder on optimization: Upgrade purchase order is the real progression engine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.