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PC Building Simulator 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shenmue leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Execution2 vs 3

Shenmue leans harder on execution: QTEs and light brawling demand modest timing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

PC Building Simulator 2 leans harder on optimization: Diagnosing, building and managing the business efficiently

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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