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Squad Assault: Second WavevsThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Squad Assault: Second Wave leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Squad Assault: Second WaveThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leans harder on execution: Parry timing and aiming matter but forgiving.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Squad Assault: Second Wave leans harder on variance: random mission events and encounters

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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Squad Assault: Second Wave

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild