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Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie TacticsvsYakuza: Like a Dragon

Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yakuza: Like a Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics leans harder on reads: Alien enemies follow scripted AI, not adapting to you

Variance4 vs 3

Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics leans harder on variance: Hit chances and fog of war add measured randomness

Optimization8 vs 8

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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