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Resident Evil Gaiden cover artvsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings cover art

Resident Evil GaidenvsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Resident Evil Gaiden leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Resident Evil GaidenThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy patterns

Variance3 vs 2

Resident Evil Gaiden leans harder on variance: Item and enemy placement is unknown on first play

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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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings