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Hitman cover artvsVolume cover art

HitmanvsVolume

Hitman leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Volume leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Volume leans harder on reads: Guards follow fixed sight lines and sound triggers only

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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