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Resident Evil OutbreakvsS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Resident Evil Outbreak leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Resident Evil OutbreakS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl leans harder on execution: Ballistic gunplay punishes sloppy aim
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Resident Evil Outbreak leans harder on optimization: Scenario routes and item roles converge with mastery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.