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God of War cover artvsZone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner cover art

God of WarvsZone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner

God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
God of WarZone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner leans harder on reads: Bosses telegraph from fixed scripts

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner