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Amnesia: A Machine for PigsvsPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

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

Optimization5 vs 6

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity leans harder on optimization: Team builds and item management converge to known strategies

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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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity