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Mortal Kombat Trilogy cover artvsThe Last Blade 2 cover art

Mortal Kombat TrilogyvsThe Last Blade 2

Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The Last Blade 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Mortal Kombat TrilogyThe Last Blade 2

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 7

The Last Blade 2 leans harder on reads: Parry baits against adapting humans define its neutral.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans harder on optimization: Knowing the bloated roster's broken tech is half the battle

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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Mortal Kombat Trilogy

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The Last Blade 2