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Dead Rising 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Last Case of Benedict Fox leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

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

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

The Last Case of Benedict Fox leans harder on reads: Demons follow scripted patterns, never adapting

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Dead Rising 2 leans harder on optimization: The 72-hour clock makes scheduling and routing the real game

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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