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Bravely Default II cover artvsPillars of Eternity cover art

Bravely Default IIvsPillars of Eternity

Bravely Default II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pillars of Eternity leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Bravely Default IIPillars of Eternity

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 9

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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Bravely Default II

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Pillars of Eternity