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Haunted House cover artvsWatch Dogs 2 cover art

Haunted HousevsWatch Dogs 2

Haunted House leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Watch Dogs 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Haunted HouseWatch Dogs 2

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Watch Dogs 2 leans harder on reads: Enemy AI scripted; some PvP invasions exist.

Variance3 vs 2

Haunted House leans harder on variance: Urn piece locations shuffle between games

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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Haunted House

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