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Ryse: Son of Rome leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Zombie Vikings leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Zombie Vikings leans harder on execution: Combo timing and crowd control in straightforward brawling

Reads1 vs 0

Ryse: Son of Rome leans harder on reads: Enemies telegraph from fixed scripts.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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