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Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition cover artvsElement TD 2 cover art

Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive EditionvsElement TD 2

Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Element TD 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive EditionElement TD 2

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Element TD 2 leans harder on execution: Light micro on tower placement timing, minimal twitch

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

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

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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Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition

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Element TD 2