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Blue Reflection cover artvsFinal Fantasy XIII cover art

Blue ReflectionvsFinal Fantasy XIII

Blue Reflection leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy XIII leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Blue ReflectionFinal Fantasy XIII

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Final Fantasy XIII leans harder on execution: Paradigm shifts need timely menu reactions

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Final Fantasy XIII leans harder on optimization: Paradigm sequencing and stagger timing are solvable

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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