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BeamNG.drive cover artvsNeed for Speed: Payback cover art

BeamNG.drivevsNeed for Speed: Payback

BeamNG.drive leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: Payback leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

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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