head to head
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BeholdervsPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
BeholderPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
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
Optimization7 vs 6
Beholder leans harder on optimization: Money, time, and blackmail decision routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.