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Okami leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
OkamiThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

Okami leans harder on execution: Brush strokes and combat timing, forgiving

Reads0 vs 1

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans harder on reads: Enemies follow fixed scripted behaviors.

Variance1 vs 2

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans harder on variance: Weapon drops and weather lightly randomized.

Optimization5 vs 6

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans harder on optimization: Shrines, cooking, traversal routes fully 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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