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Assassin's Creed OriginsvsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition

Assassin's Creed Origins leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Assassin's Creed OriginsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition

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

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition leans harder on optimization: builds and preparation are 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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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition