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South Park: The Stick of TruthvsTales of Zestiria
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tales of Zestiria leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
South Park: The Stick of TruthTales of Zestiria
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Tales of Zestiria leans harder on execution: Armatization combat needs timing but forgives sloppiness
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
Tales of Zestiria leans harder on optimization: Skill-fusion equipment stacking is a notorious optimization rabbit hole
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.