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Omori leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Sims Castaway Stories leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Execution1 vs 0

Omori leans harder on execution: Turn-based menus, no dexterity needed

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

The Sims Castaway Stories leans harder on variance: Island events and Sim whims add mild unpredictability

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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