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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cover artvsMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker cover art

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33vsMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is scripted and predictable.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker