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HylicsvsL.A. Noire

Hylics leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Hylics leans harder on reads: AI enemies scripted, not adaptive

Variance3 vs 4

L.A. Noire leans harder on variance: Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered

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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