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Red Dead Redemption cover artvsThe Seven Deadly Sins: Origin cover art

Red Dead RedemptionvsThe Seven Deadly Sins: Origin

Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Red Dead RedemptionThe Seven Deadly Sins: Origin

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin leans harder on variance: Gacha-style progression and drops inject randomness

Optimization5 vs 6

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin leans harder on optimization: Character builds, team setup and gear progression decide power

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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Red Dead Redemption

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The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin