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Assassin's Creed OriginsvsNintendo Badge Arcade

Assassin's Creed Origins leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Nintendo Badge Arcade leans Optimization (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 0

Assassin's Creed Origins leans harder on reads: Guard AI scripted, predictable.

Variance2 vs 3

Nintendo Badge Arcade leans harder on variance: Badge stacks and physics tumble somewhat unpredictably

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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