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ManhuntvsSniper Elite III

Manhunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Sniper Elite III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Execution4 vs 6

Sniper Elite III leans harder on execution: Ballistic long shots demand steady, compensated aim

Reads0 vs 1

Sniper Elite III leans harder on reads: Enemy AI follows mappable alert and search routines

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Sniper Elite III leans harder on optimization: Open maps reward planned routes, sound masking and relocation

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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