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.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth cover artvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth cover art

.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1: RebirthvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth

.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1: RebirthSouth Park: The Stick of Truth

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth leans harder on optimization: Builds, equipment and Rengeki timing systems carry fights

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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.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth

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South Park: The Stick of Truth