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GoldenEye: Rogue Agent leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Homefront leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Homefront leans harder on reads: Multiplayer adds some human prediction

Variance1 vs 2

Homefront leans harder on variance: Scripted setpieces, little randomness

Optimization3 vs 3

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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