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Alienation cover artvsMass Effect: Andromeda cover art

AlienationvsMass Effect: Andromeda

Alienation leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
AlienationMass Effect: Andromeda

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Alienation leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aim and dodge under heavy swarm pressure.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Alienation leans harder on variance: Random loot cores and weapon rolls.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Mass Effect: Andromeda