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God of War RagnarokvsLike a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

God of War Ragnarok leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
God of War RagnarokLike a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

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Execution6 vs 5

God of War Ragnarok leans harder on execution: Parry timing and combo execution in combat

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

God of War Ragnarok leans harder on optimization: Build choices and moveset mastery solve bosses

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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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name