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Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza Kiwami leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Yakuza Kiwami leans harder on reads: Majima ambushes are scripted, not adaptive.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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