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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Victor Vran leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special EditionVictor Vran

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Victor Vran leans harder on execution: Active dodge and aimed attacks matter more than genre norm

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Victor Vran leans harder on variance: Random loot drops shape builds

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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