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Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torchlight leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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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.

Variance4 vs 5

Torchlight leans harder on variance: Randomized loot and dungeon layouts gate power

Optimization9 vs 8

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together leans harder on optimization: Class, crest, and weapon skill routing are among the deepest in the genre

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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