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Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wizards & Warriors leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Wizards & Warriors leans harder on variance: Hidden gem caches until locations are memorized

Optimization6 vs 5

Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans harder on optimization: Time trials reward optimal route discovery

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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