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Paper Mario: The Origami King cover artvsThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion cover art

Paper Mario: The Origami KingvsThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Paper Mario: The Origami King leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Paper Mario: The Origami KingThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Paper Mario: The Origami King

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion