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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City cover artvsResistance: Fall of Man cover art

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon CityvsResistance: Fall of Man

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Resistance: Fall of Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon CityResistance: Fall of Man

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Resistance: Fall of Man leans harder on optimization: Exotic weapon selection per encounter rewards system knowledge.

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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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

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Resistance: Fall of Man