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Hi-Fi RushvsThe Dishwasher: Dead Samurai

Hi-Fi Rush leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai leans harder on variance: Enemy waves are fixed once learned

Optimization6 vs 5

Hi-Fi Rush leans harder on optimization: Combo routes and chip builds reward optimization.

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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The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai