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DeathSpankvsMass Effect: Andromeda

DeathSpank leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
DeathSpankMass Effect: Andromeda

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Mass Effect: Andromeda leans harder on execution: jump-jet mobility raises the combat ceiling

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

DeathSpank leans harder on variance: Loot drops randomise gear between runs

Optimization5 vs 5

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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