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Omikron: The Nomad Soul cover artvsShenmue cover art

Omikron: The Nomad SoulvsShenmue

Omikron: The Nomad Soul leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shenmue leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /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.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Omikron: The Nomad Soul

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