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FAR: Changing Tides cover artvsValiant Hearts: The Great War cover art

FAR: Changing TidesvsValiant Hearts: The Great War

FAR: Changing Tides leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
FAR: Changing TidesValiant Hearts: The Great War

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

FAR: Changing Tides leans harder on execution: Simple swimming, climbing, and sail handling

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

FAR: Changing Tides leans harder on optimization: Managing sail, engine, and fuel loops efficiently

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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Valiant Hearts: The Great War