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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainvsThe Elder Scrolls Online

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Elder Scrolls Online leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainThe Elder Scrolls Online

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

The Elder Scrolls Online leans harder on reads: Cyrodiil PvP adds modest reads layer

Variance3 vs 2

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain leans harder on variance: Patrols, weather, supply drops randomize runs.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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