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Alan WakevsAlone in the Dark 3

Alan Wake leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Alone in the Dark 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Alan WakeAlone in the Dark 3

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.

Variance2 vs 3

Alone in the Dark 3 leans harder on variance: some randomness in enemy placement

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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