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ObsCure cover artvsSilent Hill 2 (2001) cover art

ObsCurevsSilent Hill 2 (2001)

ObsCure leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
ObsCureSilent Hill 2 (2001)

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on reads: Monsters follow simple fixed behaviours, never model the player

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions, route knowledge and weapon use are fully learnable

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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