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Berserk and the Band of the Hawk cover artvsFinal Fantasy XV cover art

Berserk and the Band of the HawkvsFinal Fantasy XV

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Final Fantasy XV leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Berserk and the Band of the HawkFinal Fantasy XV

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Final Fantasy XV leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies

Variance1 vs 2

Final Fantasy XV leans harder on variance: Loot and ascension variance

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Berserk and the Band of the Hawk

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