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Child of Light cover artvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition cover art

Child of LightvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition

Child of Light leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Child of LightThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition leans harder on execution: real-time combat but fairly forgiving

Reads0 vs 1

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition leans harder on reads: solo RPG, no adaptive enemies

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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