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Face Raiders cover artvsUncharted 4: A Thief's End cover art

Face RaidersvsUncharted 4: A Thief's End

Face Raiders leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy AI throughout.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization2 vs 3

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leans harder on optimization: Few systems to optimize beyond difficulty.

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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