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Majotori leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); No Man's Sky leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 3

No Man's Sky leans harder on execution: Light shooter and flight inputs

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Majotori leans harder on variance: Which questions you draw decides marginal rounds

Optimization7 vs 8

No Man's Sky leans harder on optimization: Base, freighter, expedition progression

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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