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Apsulov: End of Gods cover artvsSilent Hill 2 cover art

Apsulov: End of GodsvsSilent Hill 2

Apsulov: End of Gods leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); Silent Hill 2 leans Execution (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Apsulov: End of GodsSilent Hill 2

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Silent Hill 2 leans harder on reads: enemies scripted, not truly adaptive

Variance4 vs 3

Apsulov: End of Gods leans harder on variance: First-run dread comes from unknown scripted threats

Optimization3 vs 3

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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