head to head
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist EditionvsThe Legend of Zelda
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist Edition leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist EditionThe Legend of Zelda
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist Edition leans harder on variance: Weapon, curse and dungeon rolls vary each crusade
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.

