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Kingdom Hearts IIvsLords of the Fallen (2023)

Kingdom Hearts II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Lords of the Fallen (2023) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Kingdom Hearts IILords of the Fallen (2023)

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Lords of the Fallen (2023) leans harder on execution: Souls-like timing, parry and dodge windows

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Lords of the Fallen (2023) leans harder on optimization: Build, dual-realm routing, gear planning matter

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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Kingdom Hearts II

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Lords of the Fallen (2023)