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Subnautica leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Wizard and the Princess leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

Subnautica leans harder on execution: Movement is slow; no precision demands.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Subnautica leans harder on variance: Resource node placement mildly randomized.

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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