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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest cover artvsState of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition cover art

Castlevania II: Simon's QuestvsState of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Castlevania II: Simon's QuestState of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

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.

Variance4 vs 5

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition leans harder on variance: Survivor traits, sieges and map events are randomised

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition