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Cult of the Lamb cover artvsMega Man Star Force: Dragon cover art

Cult of the LambvsMega Man Star Force: Dragon

Cult of the Lamb leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Cult of the LambMega Man Star Force: Dragon

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans harder on reads: Viruses and bosses follow learnable scripted patterns

Variance4 vs 4

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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