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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath leans harder on reads: Outlaws follow predictable AI

Variance1 vs 2

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leans harder on variance: Unknown encounters on first run.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart