head to head
Breath of Fire: Dragon QuartervsPersona 5
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Breath of Fire: Dragon QuarterPersona 5
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.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter leans harder on optimization: D-counter budgeting, SOL restarts, and routing define the game.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

