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Assassin's Creed Rogue cover artvsStar Control: Origins cover art

Assassin's Creed RoguevsStar Control: Origins

Assassin's Creed Rogue leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Control: Origins leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Assassin's Creed RogueStar Control: Origins

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

Star Control: Origins leans harder on variance: Planet contents and alien intentions are hidden until explored

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Assassin's Creed Rogue

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