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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Phantasy Star Universe leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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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 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Phantasy Star Universe