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Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny cover artvsTerraria cover art

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Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Terraria leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Rune Factory: Tides of DestinyTerraria

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny leans harder on reads: Monsters are scripted, never adapting to you

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Terraria leans harder on optimization: Gear progression and arena prep solve every boss.

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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Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny

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