head to head
Legend of Grimrock 2vsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Legend of Grimrock 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Legend of Grimrock 2The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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.
Optimization8 vs 7
Legend of Grimrock 2 leans harder on optimization: Party builds, puzzle logic and resource routing dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

