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Darwinia cover artvsDungeon Keeper 2 cover art

DarwiniavsDungeon Keeper 2

Darwinia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dungeon Keeper 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
DarwiniaDungeon Keeper 2

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Dungeon Keeper 2 leans harder on reads: Hero waves and rival keepers run on scripts.

Variance1 vs 2

Dungeon Keeper 2 leans harder on variance: Hero party timing and creature moods vary mildly.

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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