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Alpha Protocol cover artvsUltima VIII: Pagan cover art

Alpha ProtocolvsUltima VIII: Pagan

Alpha Protocol leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ultima VIII: Pagan leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Alpha ProtocolUltima VIII: Pagan

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.

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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Alpha Protocol

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Ultima VIII: Pagan