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FAR: Changing Tides cover artvsJusant cover art

FAR: Changing TidesvsJusant

FAR: Changing Tides leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Jusant leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
FAR: Changing TidesJusant

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

Jusant leans harder on execution: Deliberate trigger-grip climbing, stamina not twitch

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

FAR: Changing Tides leans harder on variance: Set-piece obstacles, little randomness

Optimization5 vs 5

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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