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PentimentvsSuper Seducer

Pentiment leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Super Seducer leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Pentiment leans harder on reads: NPCs react to choices but scripted.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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