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EarthBoundvsThe Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II
EarthBound leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
EarthBoundThe Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II leans harder on execution: Same dodge-and-cast pacing as the first
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II leans harder on variance: Loot and essence randomness
Optimization7 vs 7
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.