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Star Ocean: The Second Story cover artvsSystem Shock (1994) cover art

Star Ocean: The Second StoryvsSystem Shock (1994)

Star Ocean: The Second Story leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); System Shock (1994) leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Star Ocean: The Second StorySystem Shock (1994)

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

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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Star Ocean: The Second Story

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System Shock (1994)