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18 Wheels of Steel: Convoy cover artvsYakuza 0 cover art

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18 Wheels of Steel: Convoy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza 0 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

18 Wheels of Steel: Convoy leans harder on execution: Truck handling and precise driving require moderate skill.

Reads0 vs 1

Yakuza 0 leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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