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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex cover artvsUncharted 4: A Thief's End cover art

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexvsUncharted 4: A Thief's End

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexUncharted 4: A Thief's End

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex leans harder on execution: Third-person gunplay and platforming carry the missions

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex leans harder on optimization: Weapon loadouts and hacking routes reward planning

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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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End