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Snake's Revenge leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Snake's RevengeThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Execution4 vs 3

Snake's Revenge leans harder on execution: Dodging guards and boss fights need modest precision

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Snake's Revenge leans harder on variance: Layouts and patrols unknown on first pass only

Optimization7 vs 7

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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