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Assassin's Creed OriginsvsDead or Alive Xtreme 2

Assassin's Creed Origins leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 leans harder on variance: Gift preferences and minigame outcomes add light chance

Optimization5 vs 4

Assassin's Creed Origins leans harder on optimization: Gear, abilities, target loadouts 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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