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SimCity (2013) cover artvsUltima IV: Quest of the Avatar cover art

SimCity (2013)vsUltima IV: Quest of the Avatar

SimCity (2013) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
SimCity (2013)Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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SimCity (2013)

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Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar