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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth cover artvsFear Effect 2: Retro Helix cover art

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the EarthvsFear Effect 2: Retro Helix

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the EarthFear Effect 2: Retro Helix

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

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Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix