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Michigan: Report from Hell leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Watch Dogs: Legion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 4

Watch Dogs: Legion leans harder on execution: Combat and driving forgiving across operatives.

Reads0 vs 1

Watch Dogs: Legion leans harder on reads: AI scripted; no real modeling.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Watch Dogs: Legion leans harder on optimization: Recruit synergy, gadgets, routes solvable.

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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