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Raiden V: Director's Cut cover artvsResogun cover art

Raiden V: Director's CutvsResogun

Raiden V: Director's Cut leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Resogun leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Raiden V: Director's CutResogun

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Resogun leans harder on variance: Particle-based destruction and some randomised enemy entry points

Optimization7 vs 6

Raiden V: Director's Cut leans harder on optimization: Memorised routes and weapon choices define high scores

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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