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Beyond Good & Evil leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Elebits leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Elebits leans harder on variance: Hiding spots are unknown until rooms are torn apart

Optimization6 vs 5

Beyond Good & Evil leans harder on optimization: Stealth routes, pearls economy, and puzzles

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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