head to head

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Ghost of TsushimavsThe Surge

Ghost of Tsushima leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Surge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Ghost of TsushimaThe Surge

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

The Surge leans harder on execution: Directional limb-targeting and dodge timing are demanding.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

The Surge leans harder on optimization: Rig power budgeting and learned movesets are solvable.

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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