head to head

A Plague Tale: Innocence cover artvsThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring cover art

A Plague Tale: InnocencevsThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

A Plague Tale: Innocence leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
A Plague Tale: InnocenceThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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A Plague Tale: Innocence

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring