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Freedom Wars cover artvsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings cover art

Freedom WarsvsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Freedom Wars leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Freedom WarsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Freedom Wars leans harder on execution: Thorn-grappling and weapon timing against giant abductors

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Freedom Wars leans harder on variance: Loot drops and mission modifiers vary

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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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings