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Knights of the Old Republic cover artvsLast Epoch cover art

Knights of the Old RepublicvsLast Epoch

Knights of the Old Republic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Last Epoch leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Knights of the Old RepublicLast Epoch

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 4

Last Epoch leans harder on execution: Action combat, modest mechanical demands

Reads1 vs 0

Knights of the Old Republic leans harder on reads: All enemies follow scripted AI behaviour trees without player modelling

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 9

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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