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Crysis 2: Maximum Edition cover artvsF.E.A.R. 3 cover art

Crysis 2: Maximum EditionvsF.E.A.R. 3

Crysis 2: Maximum Edition leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); F.E.A.R. 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Crysis 2: Maximum EditionF.E.A.R. 3

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Crysis 2: Maximum Edition leans harder on execution: Aim and nanosuit mobility decide firefights

Reads3 vs 2

Crysis 2: Maximum Edition leans harder on reads: Campaign AI is scripted; legacy multiplayer adds modest prediction

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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