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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown cover artvsLock 'n' Chase cover art

Ace Combat 7: Skies UnknownvsLock 'n' Chase

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Lock 'n' Chase leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Lock 'n' Chase leans harder on variance: Pursuer movement is largely deterministic

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

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