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Torchlight IIvsTorchlight Infinite

Torchlight II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torchlight Infinite leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Torchlight IITorchlight Infinite

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Torchlight Infinite leans harder on execution: Trail of Mastery speed runs require some positional discipline

Reads0 vs 1

Torchlight Infinite leans harder on reads: PvE only; no competitive opponents to model

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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