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Death Stranding leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Death StrandingFreedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Death Stranding leans harder on variance: Terrain, weather, BT spawns randomized.

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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