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Blast CorpsvsSplinter Cell: Blacklist

Blast Corps leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Blast Corps leans harder on execution: Wrangling awkward demolition vehicles under timers takes real control

Reads0 vs 1

Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans harder on reads: Enemies react on scripted alert logic, not player-specific profiling

Variance1 vs 2

Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans harder on variance: Patrol density and item placement are consistent across runs

Optimization7 vs 7

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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