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Assassin's Creed Origins leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Rise of the Argonauts leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

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

Execution4 vs 5

Rise of the Argonauts leans harder on execution: Melee combat needs timing but forgives heavily

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Assassin's Creed Origins leans harder on variance: Loot rarity rolls present.

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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