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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered cover artvsThe Witcher cover art

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredvsThe Witcher

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Witcher leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredThe Witcher

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Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered leans harder on reads: NPCs follow scripted AI packages

Variance1 vs 2

The Witcher leans harder on variance: Some unknown quest outcomes on first play

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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