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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial cover artvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth cover art

E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSouth Park: The Stick of Truth

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

South Park: The Stick of Truth leans harder on execution: Timed attack and block prompts add light input demands

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

South Park: The Stick of Truth leans harder on optimization: Build, gear and ability choices comfortably solve every fight

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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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

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South Park: The Stick of Truth