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BioShock 2vsMetro: Last Light

BioShock 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Metro: Last Light leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

BioShock 2 leans harder on reads: Splicer AI scripted, not adaptive.

Variance2 vs 3

Metro: Last Light leans harder on variance: hidden morality system opaque first time

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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