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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition cover artvsSaint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul cover art

Gears of War: Ultimate EditionvsSaint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Gears of War: Ultimate EditionSaint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition leans harder on execution: Wallbounce movement and gnasher duels demand real hands

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition leans harder on variance: Weapon spawns timed and known; spread mildly random

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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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul