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Call of DutyvsFar Cry Instincts

Call of Duty leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Far Cry Instincts leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Call of DutyFar Cry Instincts

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Call of Duty leans harder on execution: Aim and reaction carry the scripted firefights

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Call of Duty leans harder on optimization: Memorising set pieces and weapon positions

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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