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8 EyesvsMirror's Edge Catalyst

8 Eyes leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
8 EyesMirror's Edge Catalyst

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

8 Eyes leans harder on variance: Correct castle order and boss weaknesses are hidden initially

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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Mirror's Edge Catalyst