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Assassin's Creed III cover artvsKena: Bridge of Spirits cover art

Assassin's Creed IIIvsKena: Bridge of Spirits

Assassin's Creed III leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Kena: Bridge of Spirits leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Assassin's Creed IIIKena: Bridge of Spirits

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Execution4 vs 5

Kena: Bridge of Spirits leans harder on execution: Parry and dodge timing in boss fights

Reads2 vs 1

Assassin's Creed III leans harder on reads: Multiplayer mode involved human deception

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Kena: Bridge of Spirits