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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn cover artvsEtrian Odyssey Nexus cover art

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnvsEtrian Odyssey Nexus

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Etrian Odyssey Nexus leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION10 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 4

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn leans harder on variance: Loot randomization and enemy ability use create hidden-information layers

Optimization10 vs 9

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn leans harder on optimization: Mage spell sequences, dual-class builds and Spellhold routing define mastery

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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