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Dead PlatevsThe Sinking City

Dead Plate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Sinking City leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Dead PlateThe Sinking City

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Dead Plate leans harder on reads: Scripted characters, no adaptive opponent

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Dead Plate

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The Sinking City