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Silent Hill: Book of Memories leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza 0 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Silent Hill: Book of MemoriesYakuza 0

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Yakuza 0 leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies

Variance4 vs 2

Silent Hill: Book of Memories leans harder on variance: Procedural dungeon layouts and loot rolls vary each 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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