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Burnout ParadisevsHaze

Burnout Paradise leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Haze leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Haze leans harder on execution: Standard FPS gunplay - aim decides the campaign fights

Reads1 vs 2

Haze leans harder on reads: Campaign AI is scripted; modest multiplayer adds light prediction

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 3

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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