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Alan Wake 2vsAssassin's Creed Origins

Alan Wake 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Assassin's Creed Origins leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Assassin's Creed Origins leans harder on optimization: Gear, abilities, target loadouts 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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