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Final Fantasy XV cover artvsRed Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition cover art

Final Fantasy XVvsRed Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition

Final Fantasy XV leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Final Fantasy XVRed Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans harder on execution: Dead Eye and cover shooting need only moderate aim

Reads1 vs 2

Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans harder on reads: Story enemies are scripted; Online PvP adds light prediction

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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