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Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm cover artvsThe Sims 4 cover art

Atelier Iris 3: Grand PhantasmvsThe Sims 4

Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Sims 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Atelier Iris 3: Grand PhantasmThe Sims 4

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.

Variance2 vs 1

Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm leans harder on variance: Item drops randomise alchemy ingredients mildly

Optimization7 vs 6

Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm leans harder on optimization: Alchemy recipes, quest routing and burst gauge are the game

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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Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm

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The Sims 4