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Fable III cover artvsThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered cover art

Fable IIIvsThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Fable III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Fable IIIThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered leans harder on reads: NPCs follow scripted AI packages

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered leans harder on optimization: leveling system, builds min-maxable

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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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered