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Alan WakevsUntold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade

Alan Wake leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade leans Optimization (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 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade leans harder on variance: Randomised dungeons and loot drops vary runs.

Optimization4 vs 5

Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade leans harder on optimization: Skill points and gear upgrades decide progress.

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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