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Bound By FlamevsMass Effect: Andromeda

Bound By Flame leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Bound By FlameMass Effect: Andromeda

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Mass Effect: Andromeda leans harder on variance: exploration surprises only on first visit

Optimization6 vs 5

Bound By Flame leans harder on optimization: Stance choice, crafting and skill trees decide fights

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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