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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Yoshi's Safari leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted in arena waves.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus leans harder on optimization: Weapon upgrades and contraptions modest.

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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