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Dave the Diver cover artvsDoor Kickers cover art

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Dave the Diver leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Door Kickers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Door Kickers leans harder on optimization: A perfect planner solves breach angles, timing and routes outright

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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