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BioShock Infinite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rogue Trooper leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Rogue Trooper leans harder on variance: First-run unknowns in level layouts.

Optimization4 vs 5

Rogue Trooper leans harder on optimization: Salvage economy and gun-upgrade choices form a solvable layer.

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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