head to head

Rolling Thunder 2 cover artvsYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA cover art

Rolling Thunder 2vsYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

Rolling Thunder 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Rolling Thunder 2Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Rolling Thunder 2

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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA