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Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition cover artvsThe Elder Scrolls Online cover art

Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate EditionvsThe Elder Scrolls Online

Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Elder Scrolls Online leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate EditionThe Elder Scrolls Online

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

The Elder Scrolls Online leans harder on reads: Cyrodiil PvP adds modest reads layer

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

The Elder Scrolls Online leans harder on optimization: Rotations, sets, and build theorycraft central

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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Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition

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The Elder Scrolls Online