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Suikoden II cover artvsSuper Sanctum TD cover art

Suikoden IIvsSuper Sanctum TD

Suikoden II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Super Sanctum TD leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Suikoden IISuper Sanctum TD

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Suikoden II leans harder on variance: Rune drop RNG and recruitment trigger timing add light variance

Optimization8 vs 9

Super Sanctum TD leans harder on optimization: Maze design and tower synergy are the entire game

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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