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Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prison Architect leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords leans harder on reads: Influence system uses scripted dialogue triggers, no adaptive opponent

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords leans harder on optimization: Prestige class chaining and influence-stat transfer create near-broken optimization ceilings

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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