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NieR Re[in]carnation cover artvsPlanescape: Torment cover art

NieR Re[in]carnationvsPlanescape: Torment

NieR Re[in]carnation leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planescape: Torment leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

NieR Re[in]carnation leans harder on execution: Tap-based skill timing - minimal twitch

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

NieR Re[in]carnation leans harder on variance: Gacha pulls and skill RNG add chance

Optimization7 vs 7

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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NieR Re[in]carnation

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Planescape: Torment