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IL-2 Sturmovik leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Return to Castle Wolfenstein leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Return to Castle Wolfenstein leans harder on execution: Fast strafing and precise hitscan aim dominate duels

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

IL-2 Sturmovik leans harder on optimization: Aircraft performance knowledge and tactics doctrine

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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