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7 Days to Die cover artvsCastlevania: Aria of Sorrow cover art

7 Days to DievsCastlevania: Aria of Sorrow

7 Days to Die leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
7 Days to DieCastlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

7 Days to Die leans harder on variance: World generation and loot rolls randomized.

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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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow