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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim cover artvsEndling: Extinction is Forever cover art

13 Sentinels: Aegis RimvsEndling: Extinction is Forever

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Endling: Extinction is Forever leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Endling: Extinction is Forever leans harder on variance: Food and danger spots shift night to night

Optimization6 vs 5

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim leans harder on optimization: Optimising battle chip builds and unlocking all story segments is the mechanical 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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Endling: Extinction is Forever