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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin cover artvsRedneck Rampage cover art

F.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginvsRedneck Rampage

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Redneck Rampage leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
F.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginRedneck Rampage

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin leans harder on reads: Enemy squads are clever but scripted

Variance2 vs 3

Redneck Rampage leans harder on variance: Level secrets and enemy placement are opaque on first run

Optimization4 vs 4

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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