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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind cover artvsThe Forgotten City cover art

The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindvsThe Forgotten City

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Forgotten City leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindThe Forgotten City

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 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

The Forgotten City leans harder on optimization: Identifying the correct non-violent resolution path for each citizen is a solvable deduction

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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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

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The Forgotten City