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SpellForce: The Order of Dawn cover artvsThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion cover art

SpellForce: The Order of DawnvsThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

SpellForce: The Order of Dawn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
SpellForce: The Order of DawnThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

SpellForce: The Order of Dawn leans harder on reads: Campaign AI is scripted; multiplayer adds light prediction

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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SpellForce: The Order of Dawn

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion