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NieR cover artvsThe Precinct cover art

NieRvsThe Precinct

NieR leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Precinct leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
NieRThe Precinct

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

The Precinct leans harder on variance: Emergent crimes and patrol events randomise each shift

Optimization5 vs 5

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

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The Precinct