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City of Heroes cover artvsNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch cover art

City of HeroesvsNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

City of Heroes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
City of HeroesNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

City of Heroes leans harder on reads: Optional PvP zones; PvE mobs are scripted

Variance2 vs 3

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch leans harder on variance: Familiar catch and drop rolls

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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City of Heroes

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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch