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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic cover artvsUndertale Yellow cover art

Dark Messiah of Might and MagicvsUndertale Yellow

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Undertale Yellow leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Dark Messiah of Might and MagicUndertale Yellow

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Undertale Yellow leans harder on variance: Routes and outcomes are hidden on first playthrough

Optimization5 vs 5

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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