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Resistance: Fall of ManvsSouth Park

Resistance: Fall of Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); South Park leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Resistance: Fall of ManSouth Park

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 2

Resistance: Fall of Man leans harder on reads: Sizable competitive multiplayer added genuine human opposition.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

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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