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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night cover artvsFinal Fantasy VII Remake cover art

Castlevania: Symphony of the NightvsFinal Fantasy VII Remake

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy VII Remake leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightFinal Fantasy VII Remake

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.

Variance2 vs 1

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night leans harder on variance: Item drops and rare gear

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: Symphony of the Night

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