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

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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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.

Variance3 vs 4

Voidtrain leans harder on variance: Void events and loot finds vary each stretch of track

Optimization8 vs 7

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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