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Plague Inc: EvolvedvsUnicorn Overlord

Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Unicorn Overlord leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Unicorn Overlord leans harder on execution: Real-time unit ordering has minimal twitch demand

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 10

Unicorn Overlord leans harder on optimization: Unit formation design, tactic routing, and value economy are literally the game

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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