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Mario Kart Wii cover artvsS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl cover art

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Mario Kart Wii leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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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.

Variance6 vs 6

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl leans harder on optimization: Artifact hunting, gear upkeep economy, and routing through the Zone

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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