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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite cover artvsThe Last Guardian cover art

Harry Potter: Wizards UnitevsThe Last Guardian

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Last Guardian leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite leans harder on variance: Spawn locations and catch rolls are RNG to map

Optimization5 vs 5

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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