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Afterfall: InsanityvsHorizon Zero Dawn

Afterfall: Insanity leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Afterfall: InsanityHorizon Zero Dawn

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Horizon Zero Dawn leans harder on reads: Machines follow fixed patterns, not adapting.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Horizon Zero Dawn leans harder on optimization: Weak points, traps, builds fully solvable.

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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Afterfall: Insanity

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Horizon Zero Dawn