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God of War Ragnarok cover artvsKid Icarus: Uprising cover art

God of War RagnarokvsKid Icarus: Uprising

God of War Ragnarok leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Kid Icarus: Uprising leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
God of War RagnarokKid Icarus: Uprising

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 3

Kid Icarus: Uprising leans harder on reads: Multiplayer Light vs Dark adds human opposition

Variance1 vs 2

Kid Icarus: Uprising leans harder on variance: Weapon drops are randomised

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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God of War Ragnarok

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Kid Icarus: Uprising