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Skate 3vsStar Wars Episode I: Racer

Skate 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Star Wars Episode I: Racer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Skate 3Star Wars Episode I: Racer

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Skate 3 leans harder on variance: Physics jank can produce unexpected results on complex terrain

Optimization4 vs 4

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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Star Wars Episode I: Racer