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BioShock 2 cover artvsRed Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition cover art

BioShock 2vsRed Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition

BioShock 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
BioShock 2Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition

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Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans harder on reads: Story enemies are scripted; Online PvP adds light prediction

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans harder on optimization: Camp economy, cores and mission approach reward system mastery

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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