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James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace cover artvsUncharted 4: A Thief's End cover art

James Bond 007: Quantum of SolacevsUncharted 4: A Thief's End

James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
James Bond 007: Quantum of SolaceUncharted 4: A Thief's End

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace leans harder on execution: Cover shooting and quick-time events run on aim and timing

Reads3 vs 1

James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace leans harder on reads: Multiplayer adds modest human prediction; campaign is scripted

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 3

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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James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace

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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End