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Desktop DungeonsvsDivinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

Desktop Dungeons leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition leans harder on reads: co-op has light unpredictability, mostly solo

Variance5 vs 4

Desktop Dungeons leans harder on variance: Unexplored tiles and random kingdom layouts add uncertainty

Optimization9 vs 9

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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