head to head

Evil cover artvsJu-on: The Grudge cover art

EvilvsJu-on: The Grudge

Evil leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Ju-on: The Grudge leans Variance (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
EvilJu-on: The Grudge

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Ju-on: The Grudge leans harder on reads: Scares are scripted or random, not an adaptive mind

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 2

Evil leans harder on optimization: Figuring out what to do next is the small loop

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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Ju-on: The Grudge