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Ball x PitvsNoita

Ball x Pit leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Noita leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 7

Noita leans harder on execution: Real-time platforming and aim under physical chaos.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance6 vs 7

Noita leans harder on variance: Procedural world and wand drops dominate runs.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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