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Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Trauma Center: Second Opinion leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Trauma Center: Second Opinion leans harder on execution: Precise fast pointer surgery under timers is everything

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Trauma Center: Second Opinion leans harder on variance: Minor randomness in tumor spawns and complications

Optimization4 vs 4

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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