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Digimon Story: Time Stranger cover artvsDivinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition cover art

Digimon Story: Time StrangervsDivinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition

Digimon Story: Time Stranger leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Digimon Story: Time StrangerDivinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition leans harder on variance: Initiative rolls, random loot and unknown encounters add spice

Optimization8 vs 9

Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition leans harder on optimization: Build synergies, surface combos and positioning are deeply solvable

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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Digimon Story: Time Stranger

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Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition