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God of War (2005)vsZombies Ate My Neighbors

God of War (2005) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Zombies Ate My Neighbors leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Zombies Ate My Neighbors leans harder on variance: Victim placement varies slightly per level

Optimization6 vs 5

God of War (2005) leans harder on optimization: Orb economy, magic priorities, and boss patterns 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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