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Magicka 2 cover artvsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings cover art

Magicka 2vsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Magicka 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Magicka 2The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy patterns

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Magicka 2 leans harder on optimization: Knowing the strongest spell recipes trivialises encounters

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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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings