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Castlevania: Aria of SorrowvsValkyria Chronicles Remastered

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Valkyria Chronicles Remastered leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Castlevania: Aria of SorrowValkyria Chronicles Remastered

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Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Valkyria Chronicles Remastered leans harder on optimization: unit positioning and class-build optimization

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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