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Dead Rising 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara leans harder on execution: Command inputs and crowd management need competent hands.

Reads0 vs 1

Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara leans harder on reads: Bosses follow scripted movesets.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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