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AskavsDeath Stranding

Aska leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Death Stranding leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
AskaDeath Stranding

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Death Stranding leans harder on reads: BTs and MULEs scripted, predictable.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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