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Assassin's Creed Valhalla leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Assassin's Creed ValhallaMass Effect: Andromeda

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Execution4 vs 5

Mass Effect: Andromeda leans harder on execution: jump-jet mobility raises the combat ceiling

Reads1 vs 0

Assassin's Creed Valhalla leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted and predictable.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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