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Icewind Dale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Icewind DalePlants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time leans harder on execution: Tapping plants quickly only matters in surge moments

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Icewind Dale leans harder on optimization: Party builds, spell prep, and encounter knowledge

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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