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ConscriptvsPrey (2017)

Conscript leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
ConscriptPrey (2017)

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

Conscript leans harder on execution: Precise limited-ammo combat in WWI trenches under enemy pressure

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Conscript leans harder on variance: Some loot locations unknown on first run; enemy count fixed

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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