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Silent Hill 2 (2001)vsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth

Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Silent Hill 2 (2001)South Park: The Stick of Truth

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on reads: Monsters follow simple fixed behaviours, never model the player

Variance3 vs 2

Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on variance: Some item placements are unknown first time; fixed thereafter

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Silent Hill 2 (2001)

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South Park: The Stick of Truth