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Medieval: Total WarvsSpellForce 3

Medieval: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SpellForce 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Medieval: Total WarSpellForce 3

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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