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Exoprimal cover artvsKid Icarus: Uprising cover art

ExoprimalvsKid Icarus: Uprising

Exoprimal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Kid Icarus: Uprising leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 3

Exoprimal leans harder on reads: Rival human squad adapts in the final showdown

Variance3 vs 2

Exoprimal leans harder on variance: Randomised mission paths and dinosaur drops

Optimization5 vs 6

Kid Icarus: Uprising leans harder on optimization: Weapon fusion and intensity-wager risk tuning

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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