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Battalion Wars cover artvsThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword cover art

Battalion WarsvsThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Battalion Wars leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Battalion WarsThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword