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Call of Duty 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Fracture leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Call of Duty 3 leans harder on variance: Scripted setpieces and spawn flow add minor unknowns

Optimization3 vs 4

Fracture leans harder on optimization: Using terrain deformation tactically is a learnable system

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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