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Red Dead RedemptionvsThe Witch and the Hundred Knight

Red Dead Redemption leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Witch and the Hundred Knight leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Red Dead Redemption leans harder on reads: Multiplayer skirmishes add light human prediction

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

The Witch and the Hundred Knight leans harder on optimization: Five-weapon stack ordering and GigaCal management reward system mastery

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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