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999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsvsPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity leans harder on execution: Turn-based grid moves involve no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity leans harder on variance: Random floor layouts and item spawns vary each delve
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.