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God of War III cover artvsLondon 2012: The Official Video Game cover art

God of War IIIvsLondon 2012: The Official Video Game

God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); London 2012: The Official Video Game leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
God of War IIILondon 2012: The Official Video Game

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

God of War III leans harder on optimization: Upgrade paths short and obvious.

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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