head to head
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Intravenous 2vsMagicka
Intravenous 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Intravenous 2Magicka
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Intravenous 2 leans harder on variance: Patrol compositions and gear availability vary across the mission set
Optimization8 vs 7
Intravenous 2 leans harder on optimization: Expanded loadout system and approach branching deepen the optimisation layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.