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Mad MaxvsMafia II

Mad Max leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mafia II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Mad MaxMafia II

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Mad Max leans harder on optimization: Magnum Opus upgrades and stronghold routing

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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