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Stranger Things 3: The Game cover artvsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition cover art

Stranger Things 3: The GamevsThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition

Stranger Things 3: The Game leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Stranger Things 3: The GameThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition leans harder on variance: alchemy and loot drops vary

Optimization5 vs 6

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition leans harder on optimization: builds and preparation are solvable

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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Stranger Things 3: The Game

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition