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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night cover artvsTerraria cover art

Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightvsTerraria

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Terraria leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightTerraria

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Terraria leans harder on optimization: Gear progression and arena prep solve every boss.

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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