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South Park: The Stick of Truth cover artvsSword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment cover art

South Park: The Stick of TruthvsSword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment

South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
South Park: The Stick of TruthSword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment

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.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment leans harder on optimization: Build, skill-palette and partner optimisation drives all progress

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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South Park: The Stick of Truth

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Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment