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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess cover artvsSplinter Cell: Blacklist cover art

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the GoddessvsSplinter Cell: Blacklist

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans harder on reads: Enemies react on scripted alert logic, not player-specific profiling

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess leans harder on optimization: Villager role assignment and daytime prep decide nights

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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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist