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Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty cover artvsSteamWorld Dig 2 cover art

Oddworld: New 'n' TastyvsSteamWorld Dig 2

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Dig 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Oddworld: New 'n' TastySteamWorld Dig 2

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

SteamWorld Dig 2 leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies only

Variance1 vs 2

SteamWorld Dig 2 leans harder on variance: Procedural ore pockets add mild run-to-run unknowns

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

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SteamWorld Dig 2