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Dear EsthervsGoat Simulator

Dear Esther leans Variance (Light / Casual); Goat Simulator leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION1 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Goat Simulator leans harder on execution: Janky physics resist precision on purpose

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Goat Simulator leans harder on variance: Ragdoll chaos is unpredictable but stakes-free

Optimization1 vs 1

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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