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Assassin's Creed III: LiberationvsJacksmith

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Jacksmith leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation leans harder on reads: Guards follow patrol scripts without adapting

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Jacksmith leans harder on optimization: Crafting optimal weapons for each battle is the core loop

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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