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HadesvsMonster Hunter: World

Hades leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Monster Hunter: World leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 3

Hades leans harder on variance: Boon offers and room rewards randomise each run.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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