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God of War III cover artvsNo More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle cover art

God of War IIIvsNo More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

God of War III leans harder on execution: Combo execution and QTE timing carry combat.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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God of War III

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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle