A lot of pacing seems to be depth of description and tolerance for silence and meditative space within the game. Having played a lot in both styles mentioned here I don’t think one is better at hitting emotional beats, for example, than the other. But if you really want to feel that drop of moisture on the space station window, one style absolutely doesn’t have time for it and the other totally does. Regional and local and hyper-local cultures of play is a fascinating topic.