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Disciples III: Renaissance cover artvsPlanescape: Torment cover art

Disciples III: RenaissancevsPlanescape: Torment

Disciples III: Renaissance leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planescape: Torment leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Disciples III: RenaissancePlanescape: Torment

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

Disciples III: Renaissance leans harder on reads: Multiplayer exists but the AI campaign dominates play

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Disciples III: Renaissance

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Planescape: Torment