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inFamous Second Son cover artvsThe Pirates of Dark Water cover art

inFamous Second SonvsThe Pirates of Dark Water

inFamous Second Son leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Pirates of Dark Water leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
inFamous Second SonThe Pirates of Dark Water

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

The Pirates of Dark Water leans harder on execution: Combo timing, throws and hazard dodging carry every level

Reads0 vs 1

The Pirates of Dark Water leans harder on reads: Enemies mob in fixed patterns, never adapt

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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