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Neighbours from Hell leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pikmin 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Neighbours from HellPikmin 4

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Pikmin 4 leans harder on optimization: Dandori time-efficiency planning is the explicit core

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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