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Alan WakevsAlan Wake 2

Alan Wake leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Alan Wake 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Alan Wake 2 leans harder on reads: Taken enemies follow scripted patterns.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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