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Oxenfree cover artvsRoots of Pacha cover art

OxenfreevsRoots of Pacha

Oxenfree leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Roots of Pacha leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
OxenfreeRoots of Pacha

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

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 6

Roots of Pacha leans harder on optimization: Farm layout, seasonal planning and idea routing reward efficiency

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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