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Child of Light cover artvsResonance of Fate cover art

Child of LightvsResonance of Fate

Child of Light leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Resonance of Fate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Child of LightResonance of Fate

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Resonance of Fate leans harder on variance: Hex unlocks and drops carry some randomness.

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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Child of Light

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