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Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy cover artvsGrim Dawn cover art

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Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Grim Dawn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Grim Dawn leans harder on execution: Boss fights and Crucible have limited twitch demand

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 4

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy leans harder on variance: Trait inheritance and material quality rolls carry significant crafting RNG

Optimization9 vs 9

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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