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Silent Hill leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Slime Rancher leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 2

Silent Hill leans harder on execution: Combat is deliberately clumsy and forgiving

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Silent Hill leans harder on variance: First-run fog hides layout and puzzle information

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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