head to head
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DREDGEvsShadowrun Returns
DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Shadowrun Returns leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DREDGEShadowrun Returns
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Shadowrun Returns leans harder on reads: Enemy IC and guards run scripted patrol and aggro routines
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Shadowrun Returns leans harder on optimization: Karma allocation and archetype synergies have known dominant configurations
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.