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Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Execution4 vs 3

Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals leans harder on execution: Real-time battles and stylus excavation need modest dexterity

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans harder on optimization: Skill stacking, enchant loops, and exploits are deeply solvable.

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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