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Pokémon Snap cover artvsSolar 2 cover art

Pokémon SnapvsSolar 2

Pokémon Snap leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Solar 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Pokémon SnapSolar 2

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Solar 2 leans harder on variance: Procedural universe layout is unknown until explored

Optimization7 vs 6

Pokémon Snap leans harder on optimization: Triggering rare poses is route knowledge

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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Pokémon Snap

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Solar 2