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Arise: A Simple Story cover artvsUncharted: Golden Abyss cover art

Arise: A Simple StoryvsUncharted: Golden Abyss

Arise: A Simple Story leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted: Golden Abyss leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Arise: A Simple StoryUncharted: Golden Abyss

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.

Variance1 vs 1

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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Arise: A Simple Story

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Uncharted: Golden Abyss