head to head
Risen 3: Titan LordsvsUndertale
Risen 3: Titan Lords leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Undertale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Risen 3: Titan LordsUndertale
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Undertale leans harder on reads: NPCs follow fixed dialogue trees, not adaptive
Variance2 vs 1
Risen 3: Titan Lords leans harder on variance: World state is scripted; loot variance is minor
Optimization7 vs 7
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.

