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Halo 5: Guardians cover artvsQuake 4 cover art

Halo 5: GuardiansvsQuake 4

Halo 5: Guardians leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Quake 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Halo 5: GuardiansQuake 4

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Halo 5: Guardians leans harder on optimization: Movement routes and weapon timers

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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