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Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue cover artvsThe Evil Within 2 cover art

Mega Man Battle Network 3 BluevsThe Evil Within 2

Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Mega Man Battle Network 3 BlueThe Evil Within 2

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.

Variance4 vs 3

Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue leans harder on variance: Random chip draws shape each battle's options

Optimization8 vs 7

Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue leans harder on optimization: Folder construction and style builds dominate outcomes

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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