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Dungeon Siege cover artvsSuikoden Tierkreis cover art

Dungeon SiegevsSuikoden Tierkreis

Dungeon Siege leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Suikoden Tierkreis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Dungeon SiegeSuikoden Tierkreis

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Suikoden Tierkreis leans harder on variance: Recruit discovery and drops add light hidden information

Optimization6 vs 6

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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