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Duke Nukem 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dying Light leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Duke Nukem 64 leans harder on execution: Aim and movement against scripted aliens carry the campaign

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Dying Light leans harder on variance: Night-hunter encounters bring randomness.

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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