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Assassin's Creed Shadows cover artvsUndertale cover art

Assassin's Creed ShadowsvsUndertale

Assassin's Creed Shadows leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Undertale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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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 1

Assassin's Creed Shadows leans harder on variance: Loot and seasonal conditions lightly randomized.

Optimization6 vs 7

Undertale leans harder on optimization: Learning fixed boss patterns and mercy routes wins

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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