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Forbidden Siren 2 cover artvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth cover art

Forbidden Siren 2vsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth

Forbidden Siren 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Forbidden Siren 2South Park: The Stick of Truth

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Forbidden Siren 2 leans harder on reads: Shibito patrol on scripts; sightjacking reveals, not adapts

Variance3 vs 2

Forbidden Siren 2 leans harder on variance: Enemy positions are hidden information until sightjacked

Optimization6 vs 6

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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South Park: The Stick of Truth