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Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Stranger Things 3: The Game leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

Mass Effect: Andromeda leans harder on execution: jump-jet mobility raises the combat ceiling

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Mass Effect: Andromeda leans harder on variance: exploration surprises only on first visit

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Mass Effect: Andromeda

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Stranger Things 3: The Game