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Heroes of the Storm cover artvsPokémon UNITE cover art

Heroes of the StormvsPokémon UNITE

Heroes of the Storm leans Reads (Mind & Math); Pokémon UNITE leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION5 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Heroes of the StormPokémon UNITE

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Pokémon UNITE leans harder on variance: Wild Pokémon spawns and item RNG

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Heroes of the Storm

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