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God of WarvsStar Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast leans harder on reads: Bosses are pattern-based; only MP duels involve humans

Variance1 vs 2

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast leans harder on variance: Enemy placements fixed after first encounter

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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