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Infinity Blade III cover artvsRisen 2: Dark Waters cover art

Infinity Blade IIIvsRisen 2: Dark Waters

Infinity Blade III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Risen 2: Dark Waters leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Infinity Blade IIIRisen 2: Dark Waters

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Infinity Blade III

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Risen 2: Dark Waters