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BeholdervsFinal Fantasy II: 20th Anniversary Edition

Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy II: 20th Anniversary Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Beholder leans harder on execution: Simple point-and-click landlord actions

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Beholder leans harder on variance: Tenant events and directives surprise first runs

Optimization7 vs 7

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.

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