head to head
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Serial CleanervsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Serial Cleaner leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Serial CleanerThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Serial Cleaner leans harder on execution: Body-drag timing and cop-dodge require practiced movement
Reads1 vs 0
Serial Cleaner leans harder on reads: Cops patrol fixed beats without profiling the player's pattern
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.