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Door Kickers cover artvsGothic II cover art

Door KickersvsGothic II

Door Kickers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Gothic II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Door KickersGothic II

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.

Variance4 vs 3

Door Kickers leans harder on variance: Enemy placements are hidden until doors open

Optimization8 vs 8

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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Door Kickers

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Gothic II