head to head

Penumbra: Overture cover artvsThe Bluecoats: North vs. South cover art

Penumbra: OverturevsThe Bluecoats: North vs. South

Penumbra: Overture leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Bluecoats: North vs. South leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Penumbra: OvertureThe Bluecoats: North vs. South

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Penumbra: Overture

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The Bluecoats: North vs. South