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Silent Hill: OriginsvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Silent Hill: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Silent Hill: OriginsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Silent Hill: Origins leans harder on variance: Hidden layouts and mirror-world switches surprise once

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.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim