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A Boy and His Blob cover artvsAssassin's Creed II cover art

A Boy and His BlobvsAssassin's Creed II

A Boy and His Blob leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Assassin's Creed II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
A Boy and His BlobAssassin's Creed II

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

A Boy and His Blob leans harder on optimization: Choosing the right bean transformation per obstacle is the puzzle

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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