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Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins cover artvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition cover art

Alundra 2: A New Legend BeginsvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition

Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Alundra 2: A New Legend BeginsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition

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Execution5 vs 4

Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins leans harder on execution: Sword timing and platforming need moderate precision

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and radiant quests add minor mapped randomness

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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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition