head to head
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Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestvsType: Rider
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Type: Rider leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestType: Rider
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West leans harder on variance: Encounters fully fixed
Optimization5 vs 4
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West leans harder on optimization: Upgrades and encounter solutions are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.