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Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate EditionvsYakuza Kiwami

Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza Kiwami leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans harder on reads: Story enemies are scripted; Online PvP adds light prediction

Variance2 vs 1

Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans harder on variance: World events and hunting spawns vary mildly

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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