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Kingdom: New Lands cover artvsMinecraft: Java Edition cover art

Kingdom: New LandsvsMinecraft: Java Edition

Kingdom: New Lands leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Minecraft: Java Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Kingdom: New LandsMinecraft: Java Edition

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Kingdom: New Lands leans harder on variance: Island layouts and vendor spawns randomise

Optimization8 vs 8

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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Minecraft: Java Edition