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Hitman: SnipervsHyrule Warriors

Hitman: Sniper leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Hyrule Warriors leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Hitman: Sniper leans harder on variance: Patrol patterns are unknown only until observed

Optimization7 vs 6

Hitman: Sniper leans harder on optimization: Sequencing kills to avoid detection is a solvable puzzle

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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