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Alone in the Dark: InfernovsJust Cause 2

Alone in the Dark: Inferno leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Just Cause 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /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.

Variance3 vs 2

Alone in the Dark: Inferno leans harder on variance: Scripted-but-unknown enemy encounters and item placement.

Optimization5 vs 4

Alone in the Dark: Inferno leans harder on optimization: Puzzle-solving and inventory management are learnable and 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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