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Resident Evil 2 cover artvsTerraria cover art

Resident Evil 2vsTerraria

Resident Evil 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Terraria leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Resident Evil 2Terraria

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Resident Evil 2 leans harder on variance: First-run item and enemy placement is hidden information

Optimization8 vs 8

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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