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AI: The Somnium FilesvsDead Plate

AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dead Plate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
AI: The Somnium FilesDead Plate

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Dead Plate leans harder on execution: Point-and-click and timing, no twitch demands

Reads0 vs 1

Dead Plate leans harder on reads: Scripted characters, no adaptive opponent

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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