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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach cover artvsFinal Fantasy XV: Royal Edition cover art

Death Stranding 2: On the BeachvsFinal Fantasy XV: Royal Edition

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Death Stranding 2: On the BeachFinal Fantasy XV: Royal Edition

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

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Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition