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Azure ReflectionsvsCrysis 2

Azure Reflections leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Crysis 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Crysis 2 leans harder on reads: Scripted Ceph and soldiers follow fixed patterns

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Azure Reflections leans harder on optimization: scoring and route optimization per stage

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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