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The Order: 1886 cover artvsUncharted 4: A Thief's End cover art

The Order: 1886vsUncharted 4: A Thief's End

The Order: 1886 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
The Order: 1886Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leans harder on execution: Cover shooting and platforming reward timing.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

The Order: 1886 leans harder on optimization: Linear encounters, light tactical layer

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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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End