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God of War cover artvsToukiden: Kiwami cover art

God of WarvsToukiden: Kiwami

God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Toukiden: Kiwami leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
God of WarToukiden: Kiwami

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Toukiden: Kiwami leans harder on variance: Material drops gate gear with mild RNG

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

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Toukiden: Kiwami