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FAR: Lone Sails cover artvsNeighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation cover art

FAR: Lone SailsvsNeighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation

FAR: Lone Sails leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
FAR: Lone SailsNeighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation leans harder on reads: neighbor follows scripted routine, not adaptive

Variance1 vs 2

Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation leans harder on variance: some randomness in reaction timing

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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FAR: Lone Sails

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Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation