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Assassin's Creed IIvsShantae and the Seven Sirens

Assassin's Creed II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shantae and the Seven Sirens leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Assassin's Creed IIShantae and the Seven Sirens

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Shantae and the Seven Sirens leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Assassin's Creed II leans harder on optimization: Villa economy and route planning, lightly

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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