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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided cover artvsPrey (2017) cover art

Deus Ex: Mankind DividedvsPrey (2017)

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided leans harder on execution: Takedown timing and combat aim have a real ceiling

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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