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Ghost of Tsushima cover artvsThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild cover art

Ghost of TsushimavsThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Ghost of Tsushima leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Ghost of TsushimaThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 4

Ghost of Tsushima leans harder on execution: Parry and stance timing carry duels and standoffs

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans harder on variance: Weapon drops and weather lightly randomized.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild