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DeadboltvsMax Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Deadbolt leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
DeadboltMax Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Deadbolt leans harder on variance: Enemy placements are mostly fixed with minor behavioural noise

Optimization6 vs 5

Deadbolt leans harder on optimization: Planning entry routes and kill order is half the level

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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