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Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode TwovsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode Two leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode TwoThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans harder on execution: Combat is forgiving; aim and timing rarely punish you.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans harder on optimization: Skill stacking, enchant loops, and exploits are deeply solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.