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Fallout 4 cover artvsShadow Hearts: Covenant cover art

Fallout 4vsShadow Hearts: Covenant

Fallout 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shadow Hearts: Covenant leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Fallout 4Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Fallout 4 leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy AI

Variance2 vs 3

Shadow Hearts: Covenant leans harder on variance: Random ring effects and hidden sidequest triggers.

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.

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