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Perfect WorldvsThe Outer Worlds

Perfect World leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Outer Worlds leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Perfect WorldThe Outer Worlds

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

The Outer Worlds leans harder on execution: FPS-lite with time-dilation aim

Reads2 vs 1

Perfect World leans harder on reads: Open-world PvP exists but gear usually decides it

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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