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Book of Demons cover artvsWasteland 2 cover art

Book of DemonsvsWasteland 2

Book of Demons leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Wasteland 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Book of DemonsWasteland 2

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Wasteland 2 leans harder on reads: All enemy factions use scripted behaviour with no player adaptation

Variance6 vs 5

Book of Demons leans harder on variance: Card drops and randomized dungeon decks

Optimization8 vs 8

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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Book of Demons

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