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Risk of RainvsRisk of Rain Returns

Risk of Rain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Risk of Rain Returns leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance6 vs 6

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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