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The Evil Within 2 cover artvsTom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield cover art

The Evil Within 2vsTom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Evil Within 2Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield leans harder on reads: Terrorist AI is randomized placement, not adaptation

Variance3 vs 4

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield leans harder on variance: Unknown enemy positions drive the tension

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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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield