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Assassin's Creed Origins cover artvsOutcast: Second Contact cover art

Assassin's Creed OriginsvsOutcast: Second Contact

Assassin's Creed Origins leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Outcast: Second Contact leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Assassin's Creed OriginsOutcast: Second Contact

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 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Outcast: Second Contact leans harder on optimization: Quest webs, economy and world knowledge drive progress

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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