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Dungeon Siege cover artvsPlanescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition cover art

Dungeon SiegevsPlanescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition

Dungeon Siege leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition leans harder on reads: no adaptive opponent, narrative-focused

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Dungeon Siege leans harder on optimization: Party builds and pack-mule logistics are the game

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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