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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow cover artvsMega Man Star Force: Dragon cover art

Castlevania: Aria of SorrowvsMega Man Star Force: Dragon

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Castlevania: Aria of SorrowMega Man Star Force: Dragon

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans harder on variance: Battle card draws randomise each fight's options

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

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Mega Man Star Force: Dragon