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The Banner Saga 2 cover artvsTotally Accurate Battle Simulator cover art

The Banner Saga 2vsTotally Accurate Battle Simulator

The Banner Saga 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Banner Saga 2Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

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Execution2 vs 1

The Banner Saga 2 leans harder on execution: Same turn-based input structure as the original

Reads1 vs 0

The Banner Saga 2 leans harder on reads: No PvP; scripted enemy priority unchanged

Variance5 vs 5

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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