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Returnal leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Warhammer: Vermintide 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Returnal leans harder on execution: Bullet-hell dodge and aim under pressure

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance7 vs 5

Returnal leans harder on variance: Room layouts, parasites, items roguelike

Optimization6 vs 7

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 leans harder on optimization: Builds, talents, weapon breakpoints solvable

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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