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Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret FairyvsXenoblade Chronicles 2
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Xenoblade Chronicles 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret FairyXenoblade Chronicles 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy leans harder on variance: Trait inheritance and material quality rolls carry significant crafting RNG
Optimization9 vs 8
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy leans harder on optimization: Recipe expansion, trait inheritance chains, and alchemy tree routing define the deep solve
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.