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Assassin's Creed Valhalla leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza 0 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /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 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Yakuza 0 leans harder on optimization: Skill tree, business mini-game routing

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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