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The Witcher 2: Assassins of KingsvsYs V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
The Witcher 2: Assassins of KingsYs V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy patterns

Variance2 vs 1

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings leans harder on variance: Some loot and alchemy variance

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand