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Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards cover artvsFire Emblem Heroes cover art

Animation Throwdown: The Quest for CardsvsFire Emblem Heroes

Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fire Emblem Heroes leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for CardsFire Emblem Heroes

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance6 vs 5

Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards leans harder on variance: Card draws and combo rolls drive each battle

Optimization8 vs 7

Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards leans harder on optimization: Deckbuilding combos and collection optimization is the core

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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